Chinese Engineer Allegedly Stole Trade Secret Technology for Detecting Nuclear Missile Launches: DOJ

Published on February 8, 2024

A Chinese researcher was arrested in San Jose, California, on Feb. 6 for allegedly stealing trade secret technologies developed for the U.S. government to detect nuclear missile launches and to track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Gong Chenguang, 57, of San Jose, was born in China. He got his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University and completed some work toward a doctorate at Standford University, according to court documents. He became a U.S. citizen in 2011. From January 2023 to April 2023, Mr. Gong worked as an engineer for a research and development company based in Malibu, California. The company was referred to as the “victim company” by the DOJ and in court documents....