Arrested Chinese suspect Quan: a Chinese researcher Quan Hengdao
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology: Chinese researchers arrested!
– Leakage of advanced technology research data to a Chinese company –
ーon the application of fluorine compound synthetic technology to generate an insulating gasー
Report from article published in Sankei News
Chinese researcher: Quan Hengdao
A Chinese researcher at NICT was arrested. the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
A Chinese leaked advanced technology research data at AIST to a Chinese company.
Public Security Department of the Metropolitan Police Department:The Chinese suspect has been working as a researcher at NICT since 2002.
“He was emailing research data to a Chinese company,” he said.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c029d0cb7e739fe9b84f1fc8408621ce7e50b149
Japanese Government: Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno
He announced his comments at a press conference on the morning of June 16.
He has been promoting the establishment of organizational systems and rules for information management at Japanese research institutions.
However, he said that it was very regrettable that there were arrests as a result.
https://www.sankei.com/article/20230616-CX65TKP5HBJI5KNU6CZTRIBWGY/
Researcher at Japan institute arrested for alleged data leak to Chinese firm
Tokyo police have arrested a Chinese researcher at a Japanese institute on suspicion of leaking advanced technology data to a Chinese company.
a Chinese researcher Quan Hengdao
at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Ibaraki Prefecture is suspected of violating Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
Police say the 59-year-old suspect emailed technology information related to fluorine compounds to the Chinese firm in 2018.
They say Quan had been researching this technology.
Police have not revealed whether the suspect admitted to the allegation.
Investigative sources say Quan,
a graduate of a Chinese university, has worked at the Japanese institute since 2002.
They say the suspect also served as a university professor and a company executive in China while working at the institute.
The alleged leak emerged after the institute told Tokyo police that Quan may not have complied with regulations regarding his simultaneous roles in China and at the institute.
Police say the leaked information involved research data
on the application of fluorine compound synthetic technology to generate an insulating gas for use in transformers and other devices.
The technology is said to be useful in tackling climate change.