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All three are facing serious charges for bribery and theft of government property. Specifically, Zhao is contending with additional allegations of transferring national defense information unlawfully. According to reports from the U.S. Department of Justice, from 2021 to 2024, Duan allegedly paid Tian for the procurement of sensitive information, while Zhao attempted to transmit classified documents to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for a fee.