DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: Two engineers at Lucent Technologies and another person arrested, charged with stealing secrets from the company to give them to China. Joining us with a look at the story is Hugh Carnegy of the "Financial Times." And, Hugh, what I'm wondering, is this is a private act of espionage -- but I wonder if it could have ramifications for public policy, given the backdrop of U.S.-China relations right now.</s>HUGH CARNEGY, WORLD NEWS EDITOR, "FINANCIAL TIMES": Absolutely; I think it can, because the organization behind these Chinese engineers who are alleged to have done this technology stealing, is majority-owned by the Chinese government. And they set up a company, which was effectively controlled by what you might call a "think- technology think tank" in China, which is an arm of the Chinese government, and which is regarded as a procurer of technology for the Chinese. So there's a direct link there. And I think this will feed very clearly into this current, very tense relationship between the U.S. and China. Adds another -- if you like, another area of tension over technology transfer, which the U.S. is already very sensitive about.</s>MARCHINI: All right, Hugh Carnegy of the "Financial Times," thank you. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Lucent Spies Could Affect Public Policy Between U.S., China