A planned flight to Beijing ended at Brussels Airport for a Belgian-Chinese semiconductor researcher suspected of transferring sensitive chip technology to China.
Belgian prosecutors are investigating whether a 52-year-old dual national unlawfully transferred intellectual property and trade secrets from bankrupt semiconductor manufacturer BelGaN to a company in China.
The man was detained at Brussels Airport on May 10 as he prepared to board a flight to Beijing. He was formally arrested the following day and remains in pretrial detention at Oudenaarde prison, according to Belgian prosecutors.
Prosecutors said he previously held a senior…
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