U.S. Indicts 2 for Trying to Get Military Chips to China
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Two Chinese nationals were indicted and accused of attempting to obtain radiation-hardened microchips used in the military and aerospace industries in violation of an embargo.
Hong Wei Xian, also known as Harry Zan, 32, and Li Li, also known as Lea Li, 33, were charged by a U.S. grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, with conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act and to smuggle goods from the U.S., and the attempted export of munitions in violation of the act, according to a statement today from the U.S. Justice Department.