South Korean Arrested in China on Espionage Charges

China detains former Samsung employee under revised counter-espionage law, raising tensions in semiconductor industry.

The arrested individual is a South Korean national who previously worked for Samsung Electronics and Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies.
This marks the first arrest of a South Korean under China's expanded counter-espionage law enacted in July 2023.
The suspect is accused of leaking semiconductor-related information to South Korean authorities.
The arrest could impact South Korean business operations in China, following similar cases involving foreign nationals.
The South Korean embassy has been notified, and the detainee is reportedly being held in a Hefei detention center without access to necessary medical treatment.