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China expresses ‘firm opposition’ to Trump administration sanctions tied to former Google engineer

China's government expressed "firm opposition" to Trump administration sanctions announced Monday by the State Department against five Chinese companies tied to Linwei Ding, a Chinese national convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from Google. China called the sanctions "egregious.

by read1 min views3 publishedOct 21, 2026

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…

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