A Quebec man charged in 2021 for unauthorized dealings with a Chinese company while employed at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has since 2020 served as an executive of that company, an aerospace firm that was recently sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for aiding Russia in its war with Ukraine.
The RCMP in December 2021 charged Wanping Zheng, now a former CSA employee, for exploiting his role as an engineer with the agency. Mr. Zheng allegedly engaged in unauthorized negotiations of agreements on the installation of satellite station facilities on behalf of Spacety China, officially known as Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co. LTD.
