Police arrested a Chinese businessman in Canada over charges of stealing American aviation technology information from the Pentagon and some defense contractors in connivance with two alleged Chinese hackers who have yet to be identified and captured.

Su Bin, a Chinese national and owner of Beijing Lode Technology, an aviation company in China, faces criminal charges of industrial espionage for allegedly breaking into U.S. computers and stealing key aviation technology information and passing it to other companies in China for a fee together with his two cohorts.

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In a 50-page complaint lodged before a Los Angeles court, the U.S. Justice Department accused Bin of hacking into the computers of Boeing Co. and other U.S. aviation companies and manufacturers of military cargo planes and sophisticated  fighter jets with the help of his co-conspirators from 2009-2013, among others.

The complaint said the trio managed to steal sensitive information on its F-17 military transport planes and F-22 and F-35 fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Corp.

The arrest came on the heels of America's campaign to put a stop to industrial espionage allegedly being perpetrated by China on its defense and technology that threatens many U.S. firms, according to a report from Wall Street Journal.

China and the U.S. have been at odds over the issue of cyberespionage over the years, accusing each other of stealing critical information on defense and military  technology, security, and other areas hiring  computer hackers.

U.S. intelligence officials said cyberespionage has become an industry in China where Chinese hackers break into their "targets" and collect as many information as they can and sell them to business companies in China.

Many work on their own and officials said it would be hard to pinpoint if they are working for the military or top businesses in the country, as cited in the complaint.

The complaint said Bin could have worked alone and merely bought the information from the alleged two hackers

The complaint further pointed out that Bin chose among the 1,467-page Boeing information the hackers presented to him and bought them.

Reports from the Wall Street Journal said that the Chinese Embassy has already taken a stand on the issue, reminding the US to deal with it in a "constructive approach."

Bin is facing an extradition treaty after he was arrested in Canada on June 28, a spokesman from the Canadian Embassy said.

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