Support WBURIt Was A Company With A Lot Of Promise. Then A Chinese Customer Stole Its TechnologyPlay05:35Download AudioJim ZarroliApril 09, 2018 SharePigeons fly past the company logo of Sinovel Wind Co., Ltd. outside its head office in Beijing, in 2011. In January 2018, Sinovel was convicted in the U.S. of stealing trade secrets from American Superconductor. (Reuters)