Chinese spies stole trade secrets from Dutch chip machine maker ASML: report

Chinese spies stole trade secrets from Dutch chip machine maker ASML, causing hundreds of millions of euros worth of damage, Financieele Dagblad reports based on its own research. The secrets were stolen by highly-placed Research and Development employees at the company, who had indirect ties to the Chinese government, according to FD. XTAL receives state aid from China, with the aim of strengthening the Chinese position on the chip market.

Source: nltimes.nl