US charges Taiwanese pair with 'China arms plot'

Source: BBC

Two Taiwanese nationals have been charged with attempting to export US military technology to benefit the Chinese government.

US undercover agents had been investigating the couple for suspected drugs trafficking since February 2011.

But the pair allegedly went on to try to acquire and export arms technology, including a small drone plane.

US authorities say the pair claimed to have been working for an assistant to a high-ranking Chinese official.

Prosecutors lodged the amended criminal complaint on Wednesday in Newark, New Jersey, against Hui Sheng-shen, 45, and Huan Ling-chang, 41.

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