Harvard University Chemistry Department Chair Arrested With Two Chinese Nationals For Attempting To Smuggle Biological Material Out Of The US And Into China
Charles M. Lieber, the head of the Chemistry Department for Harvard Univerisity and who has been decorated alongside other American and Israeli scientists, was arrested along with two Chinese nationals for attempting to illegally smuggle biological material into China.
The chair of Harvard University’s chemistry department was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday on allegations that he did not disclose Chinese government funding he received, in an escalation of U.S. efforts to counter what officials describe as Beijing’s aggressive recruitment at U.S. universities.
The professor, Charles Lieber, allegedly lied to the Defense Department and the National Institutes of Health about his participation in China’s Thousand Talents Plan, the complaint said.
U.S. authorities have raised alarms in particular about the so-called talent programs run by the Chinese government, which officials say create conflicts of interest and offer incentives to bring intellectual property back to China. (source)
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