China's Ministry of State Security Reveals: Rare Earth Company VP Provided Secrets Abroad
China's Ministry of State Security disclosed that a rare earth company VP leaked state secrets abroad for money. They also highlighted semiconductor and data theft cases, emphasizing national security.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 23rd) China's rare earth resources have become a bargaining chip for the government in international trade wars in recent years. The Ministry of State Security published an article today stating that a vice president of a rare earth company, tempted by money, illegally provided 7 classified national secrets to foreign entities and was ultimately severely punished.
China's Ministry of State Security posted via its WeChat official account that infiltration, sabotage, and espionage activities by foreign intelligence agencies targeting China's industrial and supply chains are becoming increasingly hidden, professional, and systematic, posing a severe threat to China's economic, technological, and data security.
The article stated that rare earths are strategic resources crucial for high-end manufacturing and national defense, and foreign entities have long paid close attention to related reserves and acquisitions. A public case showed that a foreign non-ferrous metal company, through its Chinese employee surnamed Ye, used monetary incentives to lure a vice general manager surnamed Cheng of a domestic rare earth company. For personal gain and violating regulations, Cheng illegally provided foreign entities with 7 classified national secrets he possessed, including the categories, quantities, and prices of China's rare earth acquisitions.
Beijing has long dominated the critical minerals supply chain. Starting in 2025, in its strategy against the United States, the European Union, and Japan, it has further included rare earth elements in its export controls.
Besides rare earths, the article by the Ministry of State Security cited another example where a former engineer surnamed Zhang from a Chinese semiconductor company violated confidentiality obligations after resigning and illegally provided core production processes and other trade secrets to foreign organizations. The article claimed this not only wastes years of corporate R&D investment but "could also weaken the country's voice in the global semiconductor industry chain."
The article also mentioned data security issues, pointing out that a company used technical means to "parasitize" an e-commerce platform system, stealing over a million business data records daily and making tens of millions of yuan in illegal profits. "This behavior is not simple commercial infringement, but organized, industrialized data theft attempting to hollow out the platform's core commercial resources and destroy a healthy data ecosystem."
The article stated that the relevant personnel involved in these examples were all severely punished by law.
The article emphasized the need to build a scientific and efficient protection system and demanded that "the whole society, especially practitioners in related industries, must heighten their vigilance, enhance their awareness of confidentiality and the rule of law, and build a solid line of defense for national security." (Editor: Zhang Shuling / Zhou Huiying) 1150423
(Central News Agency, Taipei, 23rd) China's rare earth resources have become a bargaining chip for the government in international trade wars in recent years. The Ministry of State Security published an article today stating that a vice president of a rare earth company, tempted by money, illegally provided 7 classified national secrets to foreign entities and was ultimately severely punished.
China's Ministry of State Security posted via its WeChat official account that infiltration, sabotage, and espionage activities by foreign intelligence agencies targeting China's industrial and supply chains are becoming increasingly hidden, professional, and systematic, posing a severe threat to China's economic, technological, and data security.
The article stated that rare earths are strategic resources crucial for high-end manufacturing and national defense, and foreign entities have long paid close attention to related reserves and acquisitions. A public case showed that a foreign non-ferrous metal company, through its Chinese employee surnamed Ye, used monetary incentives to lure a vice general manager surnamed Cheng of a domestic rare earth company. For personal gain and violating regulations, Cheng illegally provided foreign entities with 7 classified national secrets he possessed, including the categories, quantities, and prices of China's rare earth acquisitions.
Beijing has long dominated the critical minerals supply chain. Starting in 2025, in its strategy against the United States, the European Union, and Japan, it has further included rare earth elements in its export controls.
Besides rare earths, the article by the Ministry of State Security cited another example where a former engineer surnamed Zhang from a Chinese semiconductor company violated confidentiality obligations after resigning and illegally provided core production processes and other trade secrets to foreign organizations. The article claimed this not only wastes years of corporate R&D investment but "could also weaken the country's voice in the global semiconductor industry chain."
The article also mentioned data security issues, pointing out that a company used technical means to "parasitize" an e-commerce platform system, stealing over a million business data records daily and making tens of millions of yuan in illegal profits. "This behavior is not simple commercial infringement, but organized, industrialized data theft attempting to hollow out the platform's core commercial resources and destroy a healthy data ecosystem."
The article stated that the relevant personnel involved in these examples were all severely punished by law.
The article emphasized the need to build a scientific and efficient protection system and demanded that "the whole society, especially practitioners in related industries, must heighten their vigilance, enhance their awareness of confidentiality and the rule of law, and build a solid line of defense for national security." (Editor: Zhang Shuling / Zhou Huiying) 1150423