A Chinese citizen faces up to 20 years in US federal prison after pleading guilty on Monday to attempting to purchase US-made military equipment to export to China, in violation of US arms export controls, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ).Chen Dingwei, 29, was charged with attempting to purchase military-grade satellite modems and radios manufactured for the US military by US companies, which are barred from being exported to China under the US Arms Export Control Act.US District Judge David Sam accepted Chen’s guilty plea in a federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah, and scheduled sentencing for October 19.
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Chinese national pleads guilty to trying to export US military equipment to China
A Chinese national, Chen Dingwei, 29, has pleaded guilty in a US federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah, to attempting to export US-made military equipment to China. The US Department of Justice stated that Chen attempted to purchase military-grade satellite modems and radios manufactured for the US military by American companies.
Vincent ChowSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-10 · 21:54 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Chinese national, Chen Dingwei, 29, has pleaded guilty in a US federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah, to attempting to export US-made military equipment to China. The US Department of Justice stated that Chen attempted to purchase military-grade satellite modems and radios manufactured for the US military by American companies. These items are prohibited from being exported to China under the US Arms Export Control Act. US District Judge David Sam accepted Chen's guilty plea and scheduled sentencing for October 19. Chen faces up to 20 years in federal prison for this violation.
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US District Judge David Sam accepted the guilty plea and scheduled sentencing for October 19.
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Exporting this equipment to China is barred under the US Arms Export Control Act.
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The equipment attempted to be exported included military-grade satellite modems and radios.
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Chen Dingwei faces up to 20 years in US federal prison.
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Chinese national Chen Dingwei pleaded guilty to attempting to export US military equipment to China.
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