US Seeks Extradition of Chinese Researcher in Drug Secrets Theft

US Seeks Extradition of Chinese Researcher in Drug Secrets Theft
An employee of British drug firm GlaxoSmithKline enters office headquarters in Shanghai on July 1. Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images
|Updated:

ZURICH—The United States wants Switzerland to extradite a Chinese researcher accused of helping his scientist sister steal secrets worth $550 million from drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, Swiss documents released on July 8 show.

Gongda Xue, who is fighting extradition, has been labeled a potential flight risk, according to a Swiss Federal Criminal Court verdict, keeping him in custody pending the extradition request’s resolution.