US Accuses Chinese Man of Smuggling Anti-Submarine Warfare Devices

US Accuses Chinese Man of Smuggling Anti-Submarine Warfare Devices
China's manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (or Deep-sea Warrior), on board the exploration ship Tansuo-1, at a port in Sanya City on Hainan island on October 3, 2017. Sun Qing/VCG via Getty Images
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BOSTON—The head of a company that distributes marine-related products was arrested on June 21 on U.S. charges that he conspired with an entity affiliated with China’s armed forces to export anti-submarine warfare devices to China.

Qin Shuren, a Chinese national living in Wellesley, Massachusetts, was charged in a criminal complaint filed at a federal court in Boston. He is suspected of visa fraud and conspiring to commit violations of U.S. export regulations.