Ex-space agency engineer acquitted on charge of acting for Chinese firm

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Former Canadian Space Agency engineer Wanping Zheng has been acquitted of breach of trust at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que.

Zheng, 63, a resident of the Montreal suburb of Brossard, Que., was accused of using his position to act on behalf of a Chinese aerospace company.

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The Canadian Press