Alleged Chinese spy freed on bail by Quebec judge ahead of his trial
Posted November 28, 2022 10:52 amFormer Hydro-Quebec employee charged with spying back in court for bail hearing
Yuesheng Wang was back in a Quebec courtroom on Wednesday. Wang is the Chinese researcher arrested for allegedly stealing industrial secrets when he has an employee at Hydro-Québec. He is the first person in Canada charged with economic espionage under the Security of Information Act. Wang is still in police custody. As Global’s Mike Armstrong reports, the Crown opposes his release.
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