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Espionage Trial: Hydro-Québec Managers Never Sought Explanation over 2022 Publication
Wang faces Canada's first economic espionage charge for publishing research without approval, raising concerns over confidential battery technology shared under China's Thousand Talents program.
- On Oct. 17, The Canadian Press reported that a former Hydro-Québec researcher was charged with economic espionage after academic publications prompted an internal probe leading to his firing; the trial resumes Oct. 27 at the Longueuil courthouse.
- Senior Hydro-Québec managers did not confront the researcher directly when publications appeared, and Patrick Cyr, manager who oversaw Wang, sought an internal analysis from Hydro-Québec corporate security, saying `It wasn't an obligation`.
- Court testimony described internal security practices at CETEES, including Hydro-Québec internal documentation kept in a secured vault with dedicated non-cellular cameras, while workplace communications were largely in English and Wang speaks no French.
- Quebec court Judge Jean-Philippe Marcoux told the court he may require Mandarin testimony if Wang takes the stand, which could last up to three days, while Sabrina Delli Fraine said the Crown may call additional witnesses Friday.
- The case marks the first charge under Canada's Security of Information Act, with Yuesheng Wang pleading not guilty and the federal Crown alleging ties to the Thousand Talents program and additional Criminal Code charges.
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