Chinese American Who Allegedly Stole US Missile Detection Technology Was Part of CCP’s ‘Thousand Talents Plan’

Chenguang Gong, who has been accused of stealing U.S. infrared missile detecting technology, was listed as a ‘young talent’ in the Thousand Talents Plan.

The Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, where Chenguang Gong will be on trial. Bin Han/The Epoch Times

SAN FRANCISCO—Chenguang Gong, a Chinese American who has been accused of stealing U.S. infrared missile detection technology, was listed as one of 558 “young talents” in the 12th Thousand Talents Plan run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2016.

The list of talents was issued by the Task Force Office of Overseas High-Level Talent Recruitment Programs under the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the CCP.