Feds Find Cozy Connections Nationwide Between China & University Professors
In the last year, Campus Reform has covered multiple instances of U.S. law enforcement officials charging professors and students with lying about their ties to China while conducting U.S.-funded research and even attempting to smuggle U.S.-funded researched to China.
Yi-Chi Shih, University of California-Los Angeles In the summer of 2019, UCLA adjunct professor Yi-Chi Shih was found guilty of conspiring to steal U.S. missile secrets for China.
Feng Tao, University of Kansas A University of Kansas associate professor and researcher was indicted for allegedly lying about his ties to China while conducting U.S.-funded academic research.
Charles Leiber, Harvard University The Harvard University chemistry department chair was arrested for his alleged ties to a Wuhan, China laboratory, where he was paid up to $1.5 million to build the lab, plus an additional $50,000 per month.
Xiojiang Li, Emory University An Emory University associate professor and medical researcher was charged in late 2019 with allegedly lying about his employment at a Chinese university while simultaneously working at Emory. He pleaded guilty in May 2020.
Simon Saw-Teong Ang, University of Arkansas A University of Arkansas professor was charged with lying to federal authorities about his ties to China while conducting U.S.-funded academic research.
Image source: University of ArkansasAnming Hu, University of Tennessee-Knoxville A UT-Knoxville associate professor and researcher was charged in February with lying to the federal government about his connections to Chinese universities in order to receive a federal research grant.
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