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Criminal

Feb. 17, 2012

Economic espionage defendant reaches out to UC Berkeley professor

An Orinda businessman indicted for spying for China has an ally outside his defense counsel: a UC Berkeley professor and civil rights activist.


By Jill Redhage


Daily Journal Staff Writer


An Orinda businessman indicted on charges of spying for China has an ally outside his defense counsel: a UC Berkeley professor and civil rights activist.


Ling-chi Wang, an Asian American Studies professor, says he was contacted by the businessman's wife, Christina Liew, "out of nowhere" because she knew of his reputation as an advocate.


It's not the first time Wang has wad...

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