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2 Chinese researchers charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at University of Michigan lab
- Two Chinese researchers, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, were charged Tuesday with smuggling Fusarium graminearum into the U.S. through Detroit airport.
- Liu attempted to bring multiple fungus samples during a July 2024 trip using a tourist visa without permits, coordinating with Jian via messages.
- Jian, a 33-year-old postdoctoral researcher affiliated with a University of Michigan laboratory where the pathogen was intended to be studied, was labeled a flight risk by prosecutors.
- The charges highlight the seriousness of Fusarium graminearum, a fungus linked to massive agricultural damage worldwide and known for producing toxins that pose health risks to both humans and animals.
- The case highlights U.S. concerns over Chinese research infiltration, prompting visa revocation efforts and University of Michigan condemning threats to national security.
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By Leesa K. Donner The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan put out a bit of a cryptic press release on June 3. The headline read: “Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiracy and Smuggling a Dangerous Biological Pathogen into the U.S. for their Work at a University of Michigan Laboratory.” While it seems to be a straightforward […]
Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiracy and Smuggling a Dangerous Biological Pathogen into the U.S. for their Work at a University of Michigan Laboratory
Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. The FBI arrested Jian in connection with allegations related to Jian’s and Liu’s smuggling into America a fungus called Fusarium graminearum, which scientific literature classifies a…
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