US Charges Harvard Professor, 2 Researchers With Aiding Chinese Regime

US Charges Harvard Professor, 2 Researchers With Aiding Chinese Regime
Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division announces federal charges against individuals in connection with aiding China, at Moakley federal courthouse in Boston, Mass., on Jan. 28, 2020. Katherine Taylor/Reuters
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Federal authorities have charged a Harvard professor, a Chinese military official, and a Chinese researcher, in three unrelated cases, with offenses related to aiding the Chinese regime, the Justice Department announced on Jan. 28.

In one case, Charles Lieber, chair of the department of chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University was arrested on Jan. 28 at his office for allegedly lying about funding he received from the Chinese regime.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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