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US arrests four 'Chinese spies' US arrests four 'Chinese spies'
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Four people have been arrested in the United States for allegedly passing secret defence information to China.Four people have been arrested in the United States for allegedly passing secret defence information to China.
A 72-year-old former Boeing engineer is accused of giving China details about the space shuttle and other aerospace programmes.A 72-year-old former Boeing engineer is accused of giving China details about the space shuttle and other aerospace programmes.
In a separate case, three people are accused of turning over defence department documents. In a separate case, three people are accused of handing over US defence department documents.
A FBI spokesman said the arrests showed it was committed to protecting US assets "from foreign thievery".A FBI spokesman said the arrests showed it was committed to protecting US assets "from foreign thievery".
Spying charges
Chinese-born Dongfan "Greg" Chung, 72, of California, faces charges including eight counts of economic espionage, conspiracy, and making false statements to FBI investigators.Chinese-born Dongfan "Greg" Chung, 72, of California, faces charges including eight counts of economic espionage, conspiracy, and making false statements to FBI investigators.
Mr Chung, a naturalised US citizen, worked at Rockwell International and Boeing on the space shuttle programme. The US justice department said Mr Chung, a naturalised US citizen, worked at Rockwell International and Boeing on the space shuttle programme. It added that he retired in 2002 but was working for Boeing as a contractor until 2006.
He retired in 2002 but was working for Boeing as a contractor until 2006. The charges claim he took Boeing trade secrets relating to the space shuttle, the C-17 military transport aircraft and the Delta IV rocket for the benefit of China.
The US justice department says the charges claim he took Boeing trade secrets relating to the space shuttle, the C-17 military transport aircraft and the Delta IV rocket for the benefit of China. In a separate case, a defence department employee and two others are accused of passing US government documents and information to China. The three suspects are Tai Shen Kuo, 58; Yu Xin Kang, 33; and Gregg William Bergersen, 51.
Mr Bergersen, a weapons systems policy analyst for an agency within the defence department, was charged with conspiracy to disclose national defence information "to persons not entitled to receive it".
Tai Shen Kuo and Yu Xin Kang are charged "with conspiracy to disclose national defence information to a foreign government".