Belgium Extradites Accused Chinese Government Spy to U.S.

In a first, federal agents lured a Chinese government spy to Belgium, where authorities transferred him to the United States for prosecution on economic espionage charges, U.S. officials said. Yanjun Xu, a senior officer with China’s Ministry of State Security, is accused of seeking to steal trade secrets from leading aviation firms, top Justice Department officials said.

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