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Chinese American scientist admits plot to steal GlaxoSmithKline’s secrets for firm in China

The case is the latest in a string of recent prosecutions of Chinese American scientists accused of purloining trade secrets from U.S. companies in hopes of bolstering China's competitive edge.

Yu Xue exits the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Xue, a cancer researcher, pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline in what prosecutors said was a scheme to set up companies in China to market them.
Yu Xue exits the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Xue, a cancer researcher, pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline in what prosecutors said was a scheme to set up companies in China to market them.Read moreMatt Rourke / AP
    by Jeremy Roebuck
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