A researcher from China was arrested in Japan on Thursday for allegedly leaking data on delicate expertise to a Chinese firm, police in Tokyo mentioned.

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The 59-year-old man, who labored at a Japanese analysis institute, has been held on suspicion of violating unfair competitors legal guidelines, a police spokesman advised AFP.

In April 2018, the person allegedly “emailed information about technologies linked to synthesising a fluorine compound from an email account he held at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology to a company in China,” mentioned the spokesman, who declined to be named.

The United States and its allies, together with Japan, have change into more and more cautious in regards to the switch of cutting-edge expertise to China.

Last 12 months, Washington imposed restrictions on China’s entry to high-end chips and chip-making gear, citing nationwide safety considerations.

Washington mentioned it needed to forestall tech that might assist develop superior army gear from being acquired by China’s armed forces and intelligence providers.

It has pressed its allies to do the identical, and the Netherlands and Japan just lately introduced new export restrictions on chipmaking expertise, with out naming China.

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Beijing has sunk billions of {dollars} into build up its personal semiconductor business over the previous decade, and filed a dispute with the World Trade Organization over the US measures.