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An alleged Chinese spy has been sentenced to 20 years in US prison for attempting to steal GE Aerospace trade secrets related to composite materials.The US Department of Justice DOJ says Chinese national Yanjun Xu was charged on 16 November in US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. According to court documents, Xu targeted American aviation companies, recruited employees to travel to China and solicited their proprietary information, all on behalf of the government of the Peoples Republic of China, the DOJ says.Source: GE AerospaceGE Aerospace makes the 777-9s GE9X powerplantsThe sentencing follows Xus conviction in November 2021 on charges related to alleged economic espionage, including con
stanley cup spiring and attempting to steal trade secrets. Xu attempted to steal technology related to GE Aviations exclusive composite aircraft engine fan module 鈥?which no other company in the world has been able to duplicate 鈥?to benefit the Chinese state, the DOJ says. Intellectual property is among our most-valued assets, and we appreciate the Department of Justices efforts in
stanley tumbler pursuing this case, says GE. The company this year changed the name of its aircraft engine business from GE Aviation to GE Aerospace. It is a leader in developing composite materials for use in turbofan aircraft engines.Xu was a career intelligence officer who rose to be deputy division director at Chinas Ministry of State Security, the DOJ says. Since at least December 2013, Xu had been seek
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WASHINGTON 鈥?U.S. health advisers on Wednesday were weighing whether the overdose-reversal drug nalo
stanley cup xone should be made available as an over-the-counter medication to help fight the national opioid crisis.A panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration will vote on the switch late Wednesday afternoon, following hours of presentations and discussions on whether untrained users can follow the instructions to use the antidote in emergency situations.The brand under review, Narcan, comes as a nasal spray and is the leading version of the drug. The panel vote is a nonbinding recommendation and the FDA w
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stanley tazas ble versions, over the counter is the latest government effort to increase use of a medication that has been a key tool in the battle against a U.S. overdose epidemic that kills more than 100,000 people annually. The decades-old drug can counteract the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes.Narcan is already available without a prescription in all 50 states, where state leaders have issued standing orders for pharmacists to sell the drug to anyone who asks for it. But not all pharmacies carry it and those that do must keep it behind the counter. Also, the stigma of opioids can discourage people from asking for the drug.We believe that nonprescription naloxone may help address these barriers, said FDA Dr. Jody Green, noting the switch would a
