The trial of a former Hydro-Québec employee accused of economic espionage for Beijing has been postponed by a day after the utility requested certain corporate information be kept confidential.
The trial for Yuesheng Wang, 38, a former Hydro-Québec employee, was scheduled to begin on Oct. 6, but Quebec Court Judge Jean-Philippe Marcoux postponed the proceedings to Oct. 7 after the utility’s lawyer raised concerns that evidence presented in open court could reveal sensitive business and client information.
Wang in 2022 became the first person charged with economic espionage under Canada’s Security of Information Act. He also faces charges of fraudulent use of a computer, fraudulently obtaining a trade secret, and breach of trust, as well as two additional counts laid last year related to committing preparatory acts on behalf of a foreign entity—the Beijing regime….