Ex-student gets 8 years for spying for Chinese government

A former Chicago graduate student was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the U.S. with knowledge about aerospace and satellite technology

Date:	Jan. 25, 2023 7:58 PM ET
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