A former Google software engineer is facing new charges of economic spying and theft of trade secrets in the US. In a case that aligns with US efforts to counter Chinese technology theft, Linwei Ding (who was initially indicted in March) now faces seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade…
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday announced it arrested former Senior Adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB) John Rogers over accusations he worked with China to steal American trade secrets. Rodgers, 63, is a U.S. citizen with a PhD in economics, the DOJ said in a press…
The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes as geopolitical tensions escalate on multiple fronts. In the 14th report of an in-depth series, Ling Xin looks at the stakes for Chinese-born scientists after government investigations targeted researchers. Experimental economist Yan Chen is not so much hoping for a Harris win as hoping for…