RCMP arrest man on espionage charges linked to shipbuilding contract

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By Staff
The Canadian Press
December 1, 2013

TORONTO - A Canadian naval engineer is accused of trying to send 
classified information on Canada’s shipbuilding strategy and marine 
sovereignty to the Chinese government.

Qing Quentin Huang, 53, from Waterdown, Ont., was arrested in nearby 
Burlington on Saturday, just two days after the RCMP say they became aware 
of the allegations against him.

The RCMP allege that they learned on Thursday that Huang was taking steps 
to pass on classified information to China relating to Canada’s national 
shipbuilding strategy.

Huang is a Canadian citizen and an employee of Lloyd’s Register, a 
subcontractor to Irving Shipbuilding Inc., the RCMP said Sunday at a news 
conference to announce the arrest.

“These are documents of a confidential and sensitive nature to the 
government of Canada that relate to their vessels that support our marine 
services in relation to sovereignty here in Canada,” said RCMP Chief Supt. 
Jennifer Strachan.

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