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US Federal Court Finds UCLA Professor Guilty of Exporting Chip Technology to China

US Federal Court Finds UCLA Professor Guilty of Exporting Chip Technology to China
Chinese missiles are seen on trucks as they drive next to Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People during a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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One of the defendants in an elaborate scheme to send U.S. chip technology with military applications to China was convicted by a federal court in Los Angeles on June 26.

Yi-Chi Shih, 63, a dual citizen of Taiwan and the United States, was arrested by the FBI in January 2018 for allegedly sending microchips to his contacts in China via Singapore, Hong Kong, and Canada, and by giving the chips to Air China pilots in Los Angeles for them to transport to China.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. 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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