French police investigate Chinese woman accused of industrial espionage:

   

VERSAILLES, France (AFP) - French police are analyzing the computer files of a 22-year-old Chinese woman placed under investigation last week on suspicion of spying on her employer, French car parts maker Valeo.

The Chinese national, who has denied the accusations, had worked since February as an intern in Valeo's research and development division in the southwest Paris suburbs.

It is believed that the woman may have copied features of a number of cars made by different companies that are still on the drawing board.
Valeo said last month that it expected its sales in China to rise five-fold to 1.3 billion euros (1.67 billion dollars) by 2010. It recorded sales of 250 million euros in China last year.

 
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