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Pentagon official held over spying for China

By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington

Published: February 12 2008 02:00 | Last updated: February 12 2008 02:00

The US announced a series of arrests yesterday in cases involving alleged spying by the Chinese government, including one in which a Pentagon official was alleged to have helped Beijing obtain secret information.

The FBI arrested Gregg Bergersen, a Pentagon employee with top secret security clearances, for allegedly providing a Chinese government agent with information on US weapons sales to Taiwan.

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