German-Canadian Klaus Pflugbeil sentenced to 24 months for stealing Tesla's trade secrets.

Klaus Pflugbeil, a German-Canadian living in China, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison in the US for stealing Tesla's electric vehicle trade secrets to benefit his competing battery business. Pflugbeil pleaded guilty to conspiring with his business partner, Yilong Shao, who remains at large, to sell Tesla's secrets to undercover FBI agents. The case raises concerns over national security and China's potential gains in the electric vehicle market.

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