Former Canadian Space Agency Engineer Acquitted on Charge of Acting for Chinese Firm

Former Canadian Space Agency Engineer Acquitted on Charge of Acting for Chinese Firm
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa, on May 14, 2013. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Former Canadian Space Agency engineer Wanping Zheng has been acquitted of breach of trust at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que.

Mr. Zheng, 63, a resident of the Montreal suburb of Brossard, Que., was accused of using his position to act on behalf of Chinese aerospace company Spacety.