Chinese National Admits Guilt in Attempt to Export US Military Equipment to China

A Chinese citizen, Chen Dingwei, 29, has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to attempting to buy US-made military equipment for export to China, violating US arms export controls. Chen faces a potential 20-year sentence for trying to acquire military-grade satellite modems and radios manufactured for the US military by American companies, items prohibited for export to China under the US Arms Export Control Act. US District Judge David Sam accepted Chen's guilty plea in Salt Lake City, Utah, and set sentencing for October 19. The US Department of Justice accused Chen of seeking to divert sensitive US military technologies to China, which c…