America Has Once Again Sentenced a Chinese National over Weapons-Smuggling Charges

Published in Huanqiu
(China) on 30 January 2011
by Global Network (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Meghan McGrath. Edited by Gillian Palmer.
Global Network reporter Wang Xin reported that this recent case by the U.S. judicial branch about Chinese military has stirred up waves. The U.S. Justice Department said a U.S. federal court has once again sentenced a Chinese national to three years in prison on the grounds of “illegally exporting U.S. military equipment to China.”

According to Reuters on Jan. 29, the jailed Chinese citizen is named Wei Yufeng, 46. She was just recently jailed for 97 months on the same charges as her ex-husband Wu Zhenzhou. The two Chinese nationals ran a business in Shenzhen, China Chitron Electronics. The U.S. Department of Justice said that Wei Yufeng was directly involved in the 2010 case “Illegal exports to China,” which involved the exportation of a number of goods that can be used for "military radar, electronic warfare and missile systems."

It was reported that a U.S. Defense Department spokesman pointed out that these "illegal exports" to China Chitron Electronics illustrate China’s “urgent need for military goods.” Wu and Wei, both operators of the Shenzhen-based electronics company, face a fine up to $155 million (approximately 10.2 million RMB), but still have not admitted guilt since their capture last May.

It is reported that Wu Zhenzhou has had previous experience in U.S. prisons, and wrote and published "Prison Diary" in order to detail that he and his ex-wife are innocent of all “military espionage” charges.

The U.S. frequently cooks up the "China Spy Case," Chinese military expert Dai Xu said during a "Global Times" interview. He also said that the U.S. likes nothing more than to discredit so-called Chinese spies, hackers and other old topics. To achieve their goal of containing China, the United States is trying to belittle the achievements of China's defense and tarnish China's national image. Some scholars pointed out that the using the "Chinese Espionage Threat" to win more money for the Congressional budget is the real purpose of the U.S. intelligence agency.


 环球网记者王欣报道,近期被美国司法界热炒的中国军事案又掀起了新的波澜。美国司法部称,美国一家联邦法院于日前再次以“非法向中国出口美国军事器材”为由,判处一名女性中国公民三年徒刑。


  据英国路透社1月29日消息,此次获刑的中国公民名叫魏玉凤,今年46岁。她是前不久刚刚因相同罪名获刑97个月的中国公民吴振洲的前妻,二人曾共同经营中国深圳驰创公司。美国司法部认为,魏玉凤在2010年直接参与了“非法向中国出口货物”的行动,而这批货物当中包含了一批“可用于军备的高科技电子芯片”。


  报道称,美国国防部发言人指出,这些被“非法出口”到中国的电子芯片,正是“中国军方所迫切需要的东西”。吴、魏二人经营的中国深圳驰创公司,还受到了联邦法院高达155万美元(约人民币1020 万元)的罚款。但二人自去年5月被捕以来,始终没有认罪。


  据悉,吴振洲曾将在美国监狱中的经历写成《狱中日记》并出版,以详述自己被冠以“军事间谍”罪名的遭遇,他在书中坚称自己和前妻魏玉凤是无辜的。


  针对美国频繁炮制“中国间谍案”一事,中国军事专家戴旭曾在接受《环球时报》采访时说,美国抹黑中国的手段无非是所谓的间谍、黑客等老话题。为达到遏制中国的目的,美国想方设法贬低中国的国防成就,打击中国的国家形象。也有学者指出,利用渲染“中国间谍威胁”争取更多的国会预算,才是美国情报部门的真正目的。
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