MONTREAL—A former Canadian Space Agency engineer has been charged with breach of trust for using his position to act on behalf of a Chinese company, the RCMP said Wednesday. Federal authorities say Wanping Zheng, 61, will appear in court in Longueuil, Que., on Dec. 15. “Mr. Zheng allegedly used his status as a CSA engineer to negotiate agreements for the installation of satellite station facilities in Iceland,” the RCMP said in a brief statement. “He allegedly acted on behalf of a Chinese aerospace company.” The RCMP said Zheng, a resident of the Montreal suburb of Brossard, was arrested on Tuesday and released on a promise to appear on the single count. According to a charge sheet filed at the courthouse, the alleged crime took place between July 1, 2018, and May 30, 2019, in Brossard and St−Hubert—where the Canadian Space Agency is headquartered—as well as in Toronto, Ottawa, and elsewhere …
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