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A Quebec Court judge is expected to make his decision in April in the case against Yuesheng Wang, the man accused of spying on Hydro-Québec for the benefit of China.
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On Thursday, during a brief hearing at the Longueuil courthouse, Judge Jean-Philippe Marcoux said he has only begun to reflect on the evidence he heard during the lengthy trial and that he expects to deliver his decision on April 17.
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Wang, 38, a Chinese national who has resided in Candiac since before his arrest in 2022, is charged with obtaining a trade secret for the benefit of China to the detriment of Canada’s economic interests, fraudulently obtaining a computer service, knowingly obtaining a trade secret and breach of trust.
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He is alleged to have shared confidential research from Hydro-Québec concerning battery technologies with Chinese entities.
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Wang testified in his own defence at length at the end of the trial and denied any wrongdoing. He worked for the utility from 2016 to 2022 as a researcher in electronic batteries for vehicles.
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On Thursday, the judge received a written copy of defence lawyer Gary Martin’s closing arguments in the case.
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