US sanctions 5 Chinese entities over ex-Google engineer’s AI trade secrets theft
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Mon, 19 October 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post22:36first to report
The US State Department announced on Monday that it was imposing sweeping sanctions under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) on five Chinese entities suspected of stealing trade secrets from American companies. The targets include Shanghai Zhisuan Technology, founded by former Google software engineer Ding Linwei, venture capital firm MiraclePlus and three related entities. Ding was convicted of seven counts of trade secret theft in January. A federal judge subsequently...
- South China Morning Post22:36
The US State Department announced on Monday that it was imposing sweeping sanctions under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) on five Chinese entities suspected of stealing trade secrets from American companies. The targets include Shanghai Zhisuan Technology, founded by former Google software engineer Ding Linwei, venture capital firm MiraclePlus and three related entities. Ding was convicted of seven counts of trade secret theft in January. A federal judge subsequently...
Wed, 21 October 2026
3 reports- Times of India02:58
The US has placed sanctions on Shanghai Zhisuan Technology and MiraclePlus following a significant AI theft case. This action was prompted by Ding Linwei's conviction for stealing vital AI trade secrets from Google, where he transferred over 2,000 confidential documents. MiraclePlus, which had financed Zhisuan's startup efforts, was co-founded by Lu Qi, a former head of Y Combinator's China division.
- Index.hr (Croatia)06:10
KINA je izrazila "snažno protivljenje" sankcijama Trumpove administracije protiv pet kineskih tvrtki povezanih s bivšim Googleovim inženjerom optuženim za krađu intelektualnog vlasništva.
- The Hill16:18
China slammed the Trump administration's move to sanction five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft, calling it "egregious." The State Department announced the sanctions on Monday, stating the firms are connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from...