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China's Fungus—A Biological Weapons Attack on America's Food Supply? | Opinion
The Chinese attempts this year to smuggle pathogens may be only the latest incidents in a Chinese campaign to bring down ...
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Plea deal in works for University of Michigan Chinese scholar who smuggled harmful fungus
Attorneys have agreed to postpone a preliminary examination in U.S. District Court until August while a plea deal is being ...
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‘Alarming’: UMich Chinese nationals face charges for spying, smuggling, illegal voting
Chinese nationals connected to the University of Michigan have been federally charged with lying to law enforcement about ...
US lawmakers probe University of Michigan over Chinese nationals accused in agroterrorism fungus smuggling case
US Congress is investigating the University of Michigan. The probe focuses on research ties to Chinese nationals. These ...
Chinese couple charged with smuggling a biological pathogen into the U.S.
Yunqing Jian, 33, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, and her boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, 34, were charged with multiple counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, ...
Texas ag boss Sid Miller calls crop-killing fungus a threat to food supply
The Texas agriculture commissioner urged farmers and consumers to be on the lookout for the pest, known as "head blight" or ...
Chinese bio-smuggling suspect cries in court over federal detention
Federal authorities arrest Chinese nationals for allegedly smuggling dangerous biological materials, including a crop-killing ...
Another University of Michigan researcher arrested as Justice Department escalates anti-China campaign
These DOJ actions follow Secretary of State Marco Rubio's May 28 threat to “aggressively revoke visas” for Chinese ...
Chinese researchers’ alleged plot to smuggle crop-killing fungus into US is an ‘attack on US food supply’: feds
If the pathogen was manipulated to become resistant to treatment or to spread more easily, it could have the potential to ...
Detention hearing adjourned for Chinese citizen accused in fungus smuggling case
Yunqing Jian's detention hearing was moved to June 13 in U.S. District Court in Detroit so she can retain a private attorney.
2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States without permits will ...
Who are Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu accused of smuggling dangerous Chinese fungus into US
Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, Chinese nationals, face federal charges in the US for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a dangerous agricultural ...