Italy Extradites Alleged Chinese Cyber-Espionage Suspect to US
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- Category: World News
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-27 22:26 UTC
- Sources: Al Jazeera
US prosecutors say 34-year-old Xu Zewei hacked into universities to steal vaccine research during COVID-19 pandemic. Italy has extradited him to the US.
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