A U.S. Navy sailor based in San Diego has been convicted of espionage and export violations for selling ship details and other sensitive military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer, prosecutors said.

A US Navy sailor in California has been convicted of espionage for selling secrets to a Chinese agent who recruited him through social media. Jinchao Wei, 25, was convicted of six charges, including espionage, conspiracy to commit espionage and unlawful export of classified data about US Navy ships.