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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 ...
US lawmakers probe University of Michigan over Chinese nationals accused in agroterrorism fungus smuggling case
A range of congressional committees has initiated an extensive investigation into professors and research facilities at the University of Michigan associated with two Chinese nationals accused of ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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‘Alarming’: UMich Chinese nationals faces charges for spying, smuggling, illegal voting
Chinese nationals connected to the University of Michigan have been federally charged with lying to law enforcement about ...
Chinese national accused of smuggling fungus agrees to detention
Yunqing Jian appeared with several attorneys during a detention hearing June 13 in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Lawyers say plea deal is being pursued for Chinese scientist charged in US toxic fungus case
A plea deal appears to be in the works for a Chinese scientist who is charged with conspiring to raise a toxic fungus at a ...
Plea deal discussed for Chinese national accused of smuggling pathogens in U.S.
In the joint filing, prosecutors and Yunqing Jian's defense team said, "The parties are currently engaged in plea negotiations and request this additional time so that they can continue." ...
Exclusive: Lawmakers Probe Professors, Lab Tied to Chinese Researchers Accused of Smuggling ‘Potential Agroterrorism Weapon’
Zunyong Liu and Yunqing Jian were charged earlier this month on charges of smuggling in a toxic, crop-killing fungus, ...
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2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
(Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office via AP) The boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, was turned away at the Detroit airport last July and sent back to China after authorities found red plant material in his ...