China News Service, August 23. On August 23, media reports said that Xiaolang Zhang, a former engineer at Apple, admitted a charge of stealing trade secrets at a hearing in federal court in San Jose, California on Monday.

A judge has ordered his plea deal to be sealed for sentencing on Nov. 14.

Zhang Xiaolang faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

He was previously accused of stealing Apple's self-driving trade secrets before leaving for Xpeng Motors.

Screenshot of Xiaopeng Motors Weibo content.

　　Subsequently, Xiaopeng Motors issued a "Statement on Apple's Prosecution of Its Former Employee Zhang Xiaolang" on its official Weibo account, saying that we learned from the media today the latest developments in the case of former Apple employee Zhang Xiaolang's alleged theft of Apple's trade secrets.

It has been more than four years since the case, and

Xiaopeng Motors has no knowledge of the specific circumstances of the case, nor has it been involved in the follow-up investigation of the case by the US judicial authorities.

Xpeng said that Xpeng Motors strictly abides by relevant laws and attaches great importance to intellectual property protection.

(Zhongxin Finance)