美國指控IBM前中國僱員犯有間諜罪
BBC News – US authorities have charged Chinese national Xu Jiaqiang with three counts of economic espionage for allegedly stealing valuable source code from his former employer in the US. The Department of Justice did not name the employer, but it is widely reported to be software developer IBM.
BBC新聞 – 美國當局以三項經濟間諜罪起訴中國公民許家強（音），控告他涉嫌從前美國僱主那裏盜竊重要的源代碼。司法部沒有提僱主的名字，但媒體廣泛報道是軟件開發商IBM。
The source code has been described as "a product of decades of work". Mr Xu intended to sell the code for his own profit and for the benefit of the Chinese government, authorities said. On Tuesday, the DOJ said Mr Xu planned to share the valuable source code with the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China.
該源代碼被稱爲“幾十年工作的成果”。許某原打算出售代碼爲自己謀利，並讓中國政府受益，當局說。週二，司法部說，許某計劃與中華人民共和國國家衛生和計劃生育委員會分享這款很有價值的源代碼。
The US Attorney's office said Mr Xu had worked as a developer for "a particular US company" from November 2010 to May 2014. IBM's website, however, has a Xu Jiaqiang still listed as a developer. The company has not commented.
美國檢察官辦公室說，許某從2010年11月至2014年5月在“某美國公司”任開發員。但IBM的網站仍然有個許家強在開發員名單之列。公司未予置評。
The source code in question was a clustered file system - or one that helps a computer's performance "by coordinating work among multiple servers".
涉案源代碼是個集羣文件系統 – 或者說是“以協調多個服務器之間工作的方式”改善電腦性能的系統。
China and the US have both flung accusations at each other over state-backed hacking and theft of secrets.
中美均指控對方從事國家撐腰的黑客攻擊和竊密行爲。
China has said in the past that it does not engage in theft of commercial secrets in any form. President Xi Jinping said last year that Beijing does not encourage or support such practices in any way.
中國過去曾說過，不從事任何形式的竊取商業機密行爲。習近平主席去年說，北京不以任何方式鼓勵或支持這種做法。
Mr Xu is set to answer the charges in the US on Thursday 16 June. Each of the three counts of espionage carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The three counts of theft of a trade secret each carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
許某預定於6月16日週四在美出庭應訴。三項間諜罪中，每項罪名最高可判15年監禁。三項盜竊商業機密罪中，每項罪名最高可判刑10年。
