LG is facing a major crisis after South Korean police launched an investigation into the suspected theft of its advanced TV display technology by Chinese operatives allegedly working for rival manufacturers. It has also been revealed that Samsung’s display technology has been leaked to China in a separate case.

The probe began after LG Display discovered that confidential display technology had been leaked overseas — the latest in a string of suspected industrial espionage incidents targeting South Korea’s display sector.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Industrial Technology Security Investigation Unit confirmed that on October 2, officers raided LG Display’s Paju plant in Gyeonggi Province. Investigators suspect two LG Display employees of illegally passing proprietary display da

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