China’s courts take tech secret pilfering seriously, if one of its homegrown companies appears to be the victim. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports that a Shanghai court has sentenced 14 former Huawei employees, who were accused of taking a number of “chip-related business secrets” with them, when they scooted off to form a new startup called Zunpai Communication Technology.
Apparently, the precise punishment to be meted out upon the accused remains uncertain, as the verdict is yet to be published online. However, sources indicate that the ex-Huawei engineers will face financial penalties and up to six years in jail.
