DOJ Announces Indictment of 6 Chinese Nationals for Economic Espionage

Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of six Chinese nationals on charges of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets "for their roles in a long-running effort to obtain U.S. trade secrets for the benefit of universities and companies controlled by the PRC government." One suspect, a Chinese professor named Zhang Hao, was arrested on May 16th as he entered the country from the People's Republic of China. The New York Times notes that the move is "clearly meant to signal to China that the United States would now aim to capture and try those accused of perpetrating what the former head of the National Security Agency, Keith B. Alexander, often called 'the greatest transfer of wealth in history.'" David Sanger and Nicole Perlroth of the New York Times cover the story; you can find the indictment here.