Ex-Canadian Space Agency Engineer Faces Charge for Acting on Behalf of Chinese Firm

Ex-Canadian Space Agency Engineer Faces Charge for Acting on Behalf of Chinese Firm
The RCMP headquarters building in Ottawa in a file photo. Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press
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MONTREAL—A former Canadian Space Agency engineer has been charged with breach of trust for using his position to act on behalf of a Chinese company, the RCMP said Wednesday.

Federal authorities say Wanping Zheng, 61, will appear in court in Longueuil, Que., on Dec. 15.