Self-driving espionage: US companies accelerate lawsuits against China

Tesla, Apple and GE among those who say secrets were stolen

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Tesla filed a lawsuit in March accusing a former employee of transferring trade secrets to Chinese rival Xpeng Motors. © Reuters

TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

GUANGZHOU -- A mounting string of allegations from the U.S. paint a damning portrait of how China's advanced technology sector has rapidly grown due to corporate espionage.

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