Patrick Kron, chief executive of French engineering group Alstom, has triggered a spat with Siemens by suggesting that the German group may have inadvertently allowed key technical know-how to leak out to Chinese companies through a high-speed trains partnership.http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fa2e080-0192 ... z1cPO4fVG6
In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Kron said Alstom had been careful not to engage in China in joint ventures or collaborations that involved giving up in any meaningful way technology that could be useful to a Chinese partner.
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