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Ex-Samsung Executive Indicted Over Plan to Build a China Chip Factory With Stolen Blueprints

South Korean prosecutors alleged a ‘serious offense’ against national interests in charges against seven individuals

By Jiyoung Sohn
South Korean prosecutors said the accused had wrongfully taken Samsung’s factory-floor plans and engineering secrets.  Photo: jung yeon-je/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

SEOUL—A former Samsung Electronics executive was indicted in South Korea, accused of starting a company that attracted about $6 billion in investments to build a China-based chip factory using Samsung’s factory blueprints and other engineering secrets.

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