SEOUL -- A former Samsung Electronics executive was indicted on Monday for allegedly stealing semiconductor production secrets to build a rival plant in China.
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Ex-Samsung executive indicted for stealing trade secrets for China
Prosecutors say leaks deal $233m blow to South Korean chipmaker
Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol, with Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong at a Samsung campus in May 2022. With South Korea in the middle, Yoon has referred to the chip industry competition between the U.S. and China as "all-out war." © Reuters
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