Monday, December 2, 2013

Canadian Arrested After An Attempted Sale To China Of Classified Warship Information



RCMP Charge Ontario Man With Attempting To Pass Naval Secrets To China -- Globe and Mail

Police are charging a 53-year-old engineer with attempting to pass along classified Canadian shipbuilding techniques to China, a set of allegations that speaks to how private contractors can be possible backdoor threats to government secrets.

The RCMP-led probe known as “Project Seascape” resulted in the arrest of Qing Quentin Huang. Police accuse the Waterdown, Ont., man of attempting “to communicate to a foreign entity information that the government of Canada is taking measures to safeguard.”

While police allege that Mr. Huang acted alone to take steps to illegally pass along material to China, there is no known allegation that any Chinese official agreed to take any material. In fact it is not clear what, if any, classified government material Mr. Huang could have had – his company says he had no direct access to any sensitive files.

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More News On A Canadian Being Arrested After Attempting To Sell To China Classified Warship Information

RCMP make arrest in attempted sale to China of classified warship information -- The Province/Canadian Press
Canadian accused of trying to pass ship secrets to China -- CBC News
Canadian arrested on spying for China charges -- AFP
Spy case hits shipbuilding program -- Vancouver Sun
Engineer accused of spying did not have ‘authorized access’ to classified information, ‘shocked’ employer says -- National Post
Canadian accused of spying may have had information on oil, pipeline tech: expert -- CTV News

Update: The Chinese are not impressed with this arrest .... Chinese view Canadian naval spy charges with amusement, skepticism -- Globe and Mail

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