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Chinese Student Pleads Guilty to Using Drone to Photograph US Naval Shipyards

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Chinese Student Pleads Guilty to Using Drone to Photograph US Naval Shipyards
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN78) is pushed by tug boats as the ship enters Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., on July 15, 2018. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cat Campbell/U.S. Navy
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A Chinese student pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors under the Espionage Act for using a drone to take photos of naval shipyards in Virginia.

Shi Fengyun, born in China in 1998, pleaded guilty to two out of six Espionage Act misdemeanors in federal court in Virginia’s Eastern District on July 8, according to court documents. The Department of Justice, which charged Mr. Shi in June, dismissed the remaining four misdemeanors.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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