One of the complaints was against a U.S. citizen born in China who has been arrested and accused of stealing trade secrets from a private company.
The technology, according to court documents, “would be dangerous to U.S. national security if obtained by international actors.”A Justice Department complaint filed in U.S. District Court in California said the stolen material would help the development of technology that allows space-based systems to track ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
U.S. officials said technology related to hypersonic missiles and missile tracking was among the Chinese military’s top priorities.
In the other complaint, the U.S. government accused two Iranian men of trying to illegally procure American goods and technology for Iran’s aerospace industry.
The technology, according to court documents, involved firefighting equipment and flame detectors.
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