WASHINGTON, Feb 11: Four people were arrested in the United States on Monday on charges of spying for China in two separate cases including one involving the space shuttle, the Justice Department said.

New Orleans residents Tai Shen Kuo and Yu Xin Kang, and Gregg William Bergersen of Alexandria, Virginia, were arrested for passing US defence documents to China in one case, according to a Justice Department statement.

In a second case, former Boeing engineer Dongfan “Greg” Chung was arrested on charges involving stealing and turning over to China Boeing trade secrets, including information involving the space shuttle.—AFP

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