US Navy sailor Jinchao Wei convicted of spying for China

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A US Navy sailor has been convicted of espionage for selling military secrets to China for US$12,000, the US Justice Department said on Thursday. Advertisement Jinchao Wei was found guilty by a federal jury in California on Wednesday after a five-day trial, the department said in a statement. Wei, a machinist’s mate on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, and another sailor, Wenheng Zhao, were arrested in August 2023 and charged with spying for China. Zhao pleaded guilty and was sentenced in January of last year to 27 months in prison. Wei went to trial and was convicted of conspiracy...