Foreign Nationals Sought to Help CCP ‘Reverse Engineer’ US Tech, DOJ Says

The accused discussed procuring drones, jet engines, and encryption keys that would be ‘easy’ to hand over with minimal smuggling effort, indictment states.
Foreign Nationals Sought to Help CCP ‘Reverse Engineer’ US Tech, DOJ Says
The Department of Justice building in Washington on Dec. 7, 2024. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo
Catherine Yang
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Two foreign nationals indicted by a grand jury on charges of violating the U.S. Arms Export Controls Act had direct communications with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials and intended to help enable the Chinese regime “reverse engineer” defense technology, according to court documents.

The Justice Department announced charges against John Miller, a UK citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident, and Cui Guanghai, a Chinese citizen, on May 30.