Belgium Detains Chinese Man on Suspicion of Semiconductor Espionage
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Insider PaperBelgium Arrests Suspected Spy Who Sold Chip Secrets to China
Authorities in Belgium said on Monday they had arrested a suspected spy who allegedly sold a local chip-maker's trade secrets to a Chinese rival. Prosecutors said the Chinese-Belgian national, who worked at Belgan, a now bankrupt Belgian producer of gallium nitride semiconductors, was arrested at Brussels airport in May as he was about to board a flight to Beijing.
Belgium detains Chinese man on suspicion of semiconductor espionage
BRUSSELS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Belgium said they have held a man with dual Chinese and Belgian nationality in pre-trial detention since May on suspicion of espionage in a case involving semiconductor technology. The prosecutors said the ...
A former manager of Belgan, the semiconductor company based in Audenarde (Eastern Flanders) and declared bankrupt in 2024, was arrested by the police on suspicions of espionage. The information revealed on Monday by De Standaard and RTBF was confirmed by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
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A former top executive of a chip company in Belgium that went bankrupt in 2024 is suspected of spying for China. The Belgian Public Prosecution Service reported this on Monday. The Chinese-Belgian man was arrested in May at Brussels Zaventem Airport as he was about to board a flight to Beijing.
Espionage Accusation in Belgium Targets Semiconductor Secrets
A man with Chinese and Belgian nationality is held in pre-trial detention in Belgium, accused of espionage linked to semiconductor technology. He was arrested at Zaventem airport while attempting to travel to Beijing. The suspect formerly worked for the now-bankrupt microchip company BELGAN BV.
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