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Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years

Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years

An American geologist held and tortured by China's state security agents was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for gathering data on the Chinese oil industry in a case that highlights the government's use of vague secrets laws to restrict business information.

 

Ex-Boeing engineer gets 15 years in US spy case

Ex-Boeing engineer gets 15 years in US spy case

An ex-Boeing Co (BA.N) engineer, found guilty last year of passing space shuttle secrets to China in America's first conviction under a 1996 espionage law, was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison.

 

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