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  • Sebastian Apel/U.S. Department of Defense, via AP

    Professor convicted of sending US missile chip technology to China

    by 
    Jon Fingas
    Jon Fingas
    07.06.2019

    The American government is particularly wary of China these days, and it's determined to make an example out of those who would share US secrets with its major rival. A California federal court has convicted UCLA professor Yi-Chi Shih for reportedly stealing and sending missile guidance chip technology to China, not to mention separate charges for fraud, false tax returns and false statements to agency staff.