Researcher accused of spying for China seeks bail in Canada

Posted 2022-11-15, Reuters Headlines

MONTREAL, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A researcher arrested in Canada and charged with espionage for allegedly trying to steal trade secrets to benefit China made his first court appearance on Tuesday via a video link and sought bail. Yuesheng Wang, 35, who worked at Canada's largest electricity producer Hydro-Quebec as a... read full story


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