China says engineer jailed for 15 years was lured into sending aerospace secrets overseas

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A Chinese aerospace engineer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for espionage after allegedly sending aerospace secrets overseas. The case underscores the importance of aerospace industry security to China's technological and defense capabilities.

An aerospace engineer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for espionage, Chinese state media said while warning that the aerospace industry is a cornerstone of national technological strength and defence security. The engineer surnamed Zhu graduated from a top university with a PhD in 2018, state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. Since then, he has worked as an engineer in multiple aerospace research institutes and handled classified documents in the aerospace and defence industries. During...