Former Scientist at Top US Lab Charged with Lying About Links to Chinese Program

Former Scientist at Top US Lab Charged with Lying About Links to Chinese Program
A sign welcomes visitors to the Los Alamos Laboratory after they cross over the Omega Bridge in Los Alamos, N.M., June 14, 1999. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Cathy He
Updated:

A former scientist for a U.S. national laboratory has been charged with lying about his contacts with a recruitment program designed to attract foreign experts to work in China.

The recruitment program has come under increased scrutiny in Washington over its role in enabling technology transfer to China from the United States.

Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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