Swiss agree to extradite Chinese scientist to U.S. on theft charges


  • World
  • Wednesday, 17 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: The GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) logo is seen on top of GSK Asia House in Singapore, March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Loriene Perera

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has agreed to extradite a Chinese researcher to the United States where prosecutors have charged him with helping his scientist sister steal secrets allegedly worth $550 million from British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline.

Gongda Xue, a 20-year Swiss resident, has been fighting extradition and was labelled a potential flight risk after he was detained by Swiss authorities earlier this year.

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