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2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
- Two Chinese scientists, Chengxuan Han and Yunqing Jian, were ordered to remain jailed while facing federal charges of smuggling biological material in Detroit in June 2025.
- The charges stem from accusations that Han illegally shipped roundworm-related biological materials to University of Michigan lab staff without the required government permits.
- Han admitted to the FBI that the packages contained biological material and deleted her electronic device contents days before arriving in Detroit to start a year-long research project.
- U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. called the smuggling part of an alarming pattern threatening national security, while experts noted the substances did not appear dangerous without thorough investigation.
- The cases raised concerns about protecting agricultural biosecurity, with the university cooperating fully and condemning any actions that threaten its critical public mission or national security.
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Chinese UMich researchers accused of smuggling biological weapons to remain in jail
One University of Michigan affiliated allegedly smuggled in crop fungus, another brought in ‘biological material related to round worm’ Two University of Michigan affiliates will remain in jail for the time being, following related federal charges for allegedly bringing in biological “weapons.” Yunqing Jian, a research fellow at the university’s Shan Lab, is accused of bringing in “Fusarium… Source
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