00:00bring me samsung's data or i'll report you to the korean government that's what a former ceo of
00:05chinese dram maker cxmt told ex-samsung engineers according to a newly surfaced statement he
00:11allegedly demanded the data under threat of a criminal complaint the statement came from a
00:16former samsung senior manager surnamed john who says it happened in late 2016. the ceo sought
00:22the process recipe for samsung's world first 18 nanometers dram the order of about 600 steps
00:29and the equipment used at the time 18 nanometers was seen as a cutting-edge process only samsung
00:35had mastered john told the court there was talk that the chinese government would withhold funding
00:40unless cxmt achieved 18 nanometers john was sentenced to seven years for the tech leak at his first trial
00:47and the case is now on appeal legal experts say confirmed involvement by chinese executives would
00:52strengthen samsung's hand in international disputes this has been banchinja
