California Woman Gets Prison for Smuggling Military Jet Engines to China

[BoQ77]

Last Updated: August 20, 2016

• VOA News

WASHINGTON —
A woman in the western U.S. state of California has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for "conspiring to export and cause the export of fighter jet engines, an unmanned aerial vehicle - commonly known as a drone - and related technical data to... China."

A U.S. Justice Department statement says 45-year-old Wenxia Man, also known as Wency Man of San Diego was convicted of the crime on June 9.

Prosecutors say evidence shows that between March of 2011 and June of 2013, Man conspired with a contact in China named Zhang Xinsheng to send equipment that included engines used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, the F-16 fighter jet, and the MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Man described Zhang as a "technology spy" who worked on behalf of the Chinese military to copy items obtained from other countries, and stated that he was particularly interested in stealth technology, according to the statement.

In May, the U.S. defense department released a report on military and security developments involving China that said Beijing is using extensive cyber and human espionage to acquire foreign military technology.

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Even F-16 engine is still the target of China, LOL.
Maybe for J-10

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

She will be remembered

 

[xunzi]

To be the best, you have to know what your foe best is.

 

[BoQ77]

To be the best, you have to know what your foe best is.

Best ?
F-16 is coming to an end.

 

[xunzi]

Best ?
F-16 is coming to an end.

There is no such thing as a bad technology. Even old technology can show you about the development your rival were working on. So you can create better and neutralize it.

 

[BoQ77]

There is no such thing as a bad technology. Even old technology can show you about the development your rival were working on. So you can create better and neutralize it.

I didnt call that as bad, it's good but not best.
Maybe F-16 engine is still better than Al-31

 

[xunzi]

I didnt call that as bad, it's good but not best.
Maybe F-16 engine is still better than Al-31

If we can get our hand on any. We have no such discrimination. LOL

 

[T-Rex]

If we can get our hand on any. We have no such discrimination. LOL

Chinese experts can take help from their allies who operate these jets. I hope you understand what I mean by 'ally' here.

 

[Pakistan First]

Agreed with @T-Rex.

Moreover, the attempts will continue.

 

[qwerrty]

Chinese experts can take help from their allies who operate these jets. I hope you understand what I mean by 'ally' here.

don't you know anyone that want to sell banned tech to china is equal chinese govs? forget logic or common sense.. lolz.. if china really want that f16 engine, they can easily get 'em from pakistan, thailand, venezuela, indonesia or iraq

 

[BoQ77]

don't you know anyone that want to sell banned tech to china is equal chinese govs? forget logic or common sense.. lolz.. if china really want that f16 engine, they can easily get 'em from pakistan, thailand, venezuela, indonesia or iraq

It is not easy as you said

 

[Kyle Sun]

It is not easy as you said

it's also not as difficult as you imaged.

 

[Beast]

This is just another BS charges randomly imposed on innocent individual to give China a bad name.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Last Updated: August 20, 2016

• VOA News

WASHINGTON —
A woman in the western U.S. state of California has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for "conspiring to export and cause the export of fighter jet engines, an unmanned aerial vehicle - commonly known as a drone - and related technical data to... China."

A U.S. Justice Department statement says 45-year-old Wenxia Man, also known as Wency Man of San Diego was convicted of the crime on June 9.

Prosecutors say evidence shows that between March of 2011 and June of 2013, Man conspired with a contact in China named Zhang Xinsheng to send equipment that included engines used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, the F-16 fighter jet, and the MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Man described Zhang as a "technology spy" who worked on behalf of the Chinese military to copy items obtained from other countries, and stated that he was particularly interested in stealth technology, according to the statement.

In May, the U.S. defense department released a report on military and security developments involving China that said Beijing is using extensive cyber and human espionage to acquire foreign military technology.

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Even F-16 engine is still the target of China, LOL.
Maybe for J-10

The question is: "Does USA trust its ethnic minorities?".

It is well documented that US thru' FBI harassed Chinese American Scientists and to them, everyone of them is a spy for China since Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and his supporters in the 1940s and 1950s.

Take the case of Dr. Wen Ho Lee, a Chinese American and former Los Alamos nuclear scientist, was suspected of spying for China and held in solitary confinement for nine months without bail.

A total 59 counts against Dr. Lee were vaporized and reduced to a single felony to which Dr. Lee plead guilty in order to be released.

Spying? Of course NOT-- but mishandling classified documents which appeared to be a norm for everyone else except for a Chinese American scientist.

There was never an espionage charge, and Dr. Lee continue to deny until today of ever giving any information to China.

So what do I think of the case above. The US's trick is to slander China and accused her of spying.

It is UNIMPORTANT as to whether it is true or NOT. This is the VOA which is primarily created a a PROPAGANDA tool for USA since WW2.

 

[bolo]

I guess she must be very strong woman. Engine just sitting there. she picked it up and walked out the door.