Coke Conspiracy A Chinese-born engineer has been charged by U.S. authorities with attempted theft of trade secrets from companies that were working with Coca-Cola on new coatings for the insides of drinks cans. You Xiaorong was apparently going to set up a rival venture in China with state backing. South China Morning Post
Share a Coke. You Xiaorong, a Chinese-born scientist, was arrested and accused of stealing trade secrets from Coca-Cola. The naturalized U.S. citizen allegedly tried to pass knowledge about chemical coatings - for drinks cans - to a Chinese venture. An indictment against You claimed she sought backing from China's "Thousand Talents" recruitment scheme, which a member of the Justice Department describes as a ploy to "solicit and reward the theft of our nation's trade secrets." Wall Street Journal