<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Italian police arrested a Chinese national, Zewei Xu (33), linked to Silk Typhoon APT group at Milan’s Malpensa Airport on a U.S. warrant.</li><li>Xu is accused of cyberespionage, including attacks on U.S. government entities and 2020 attacks on U.S. COVID-19 vaccine research.</li><li>Xu's family claims he is innocent and works as an IT manager in Shanghai. His wife opposes extradition, citing his Italian visa as evidence of no wrongdoing.</li><li>Xu faces extradition proceedings in Italy for charges including wire fraud, ID theft, and unauthorized computer access, with a potential 20-year prison sentence.</li></ul>

Italian police arrested a Chinese national suspected of cyberespionage on a U.S. warrant

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