A historic federal espionage trial against a Chinese intelligence agent started in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 18. The agent, named Yanjun Xu, has been charged with recruiting spies to steal tech from U.S. aviation and aerospace firms. According to the prosecutors, the Chinese regime was attempting to steal know-how from American aircraft companies, particularly from Evendale-based GE Aviation, with the intent of replicating turbine engines, reported local news channel WCPO. The Chinese Communist Party has the goal of developing the “aircraft and aircraft components” industry—along with nine others—within its “Made in China 2025” a 10-year economic plan that aims to turn the country into a high-tech manufacturing powerhouse. Yanjun Xu is a deputy division director from China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), the intelligence, security, and secret police agency of the communist regime. He is the first MSS operative extradited to the United States, which makes the trial a first …
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