Chinese Scientist Stole $1 Billion Trade Secrets From Vaccine Maker GlaxoSmithKline

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Jan. 3 that a third former scientist at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets to the tune of $1 billion to benefit a pharmaceutical company which was backed by Chinese regime funding.

A former resident of Malvern, Pennsylvania, Lucy Xi, 44, is the fourth person to plead guilty in the scheme that also involves former GSK scientists Tao Li and Yu Xue, Yu’s sister Tian Xue, and Yan Mei, to whom Xi was married.

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