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U.S. says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China
Two scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S ...
After ‘agroterror’ fungus is seized in Detroit, lawmaker says Michigan has best plan to blunt CCP influence
Republicans push for the strongest protections nationwide against Chinese influence while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's inaction ...
University of Michigan student fled to China after being charged with voting illegally, FBI says
The man boarded a Delta flight from Detroit to Shanghai, China, on Jan. 19 using a Chinese passport in his name.
Michigan student fled to China after illegal vote charge, FBI says
The man boarded a Delta flight from Detroit to Shanghai, China, on Jan. 19 using a Chinese passport in his name.
2 Chinese researchers are charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at University of Michigan lab
Two Chinese researchers were charged with smuggling a biological pathogen that they planned to study at a University of ...
Michigan graduate student from China charged with conspiracy, smuggling
The FBI has arrested Yunqing Jian, a graduate student from China at the University of Michigan, on charges of conspiracy, ...
Chinese official claims no knowledge of fungus situation, says China requires citizens ‘abide by local laws’
"I don't know the specific situation, but I would like to emphasize that the Chinese government has always required overseas ...
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Chinese couple smuggled biological pathogen into U.S. for University of Michigan research, feds say
The biological pathogen researched by a University of Michigan scholar from China can cause devasting diseases in crops, ...
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U.S. says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China
In July 2024, Liu was turned away at the Detroit airport and sent back to China after changing his ... material for research at a University of Michigan lab where Jian worked and where Liu ...