Chinese nationals indicted for illegal export of advanced semiconductor technology: DOJ [Video]

Federal officials this week announced the unsealing of a December 2020 indictment that charged two Chinese nationals with illegally conspiring to export advanced semiconductor technology to a manufacturer in China.   

The defendants were identified as Lin Chen, 44, and Han Li, aka Li Han Anson, 64, both of the People’s Republic of China. Chen was arrested in Chicago on Wednesday and is in custody. Authorities believe Li to be in China, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.   

Between 2015 and 2018, Chen and Li allegedly schemed to purchase, through an intermediary, equipment that was subject to export licensing controls. They planned to ship the equipment to Chengdu GaStone Technology Company in China.   

Since 2014, GaStone has been named to a U.S. Department of Commerce list of restricted entities. Sales to companies on the list are subject to strict licensing, disclosure and export controls under federal law designed to prevent …