Associated Press

The trial began this week of a Chinese-born American woman accused of stealing secrets from a cellphone company knowing they would likely end up in the hands of China's military. The case highlights persistent fears about Chinese espionage.

A prosecutor described Hanjuan Jin as a University of Notre Dame graduate who rose through Motorola to become a senior software engineer, only to violate the company's trust by stealing documents on confidential technology and trying to flee on a one-way ticket to China.

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