Wuhan Researcher Accused of Smuggling Biological Material Pleads No Contest

The researcher allegedly tried to conceal the content of her shipments, describing one of them as a ‘picture game,’ court documents show.
Wuhan Researcher Accused of Smuggling Biological Material Pleads No Contest
Chinese researcher Han Chengxuan. Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office
Eva Fu
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A Chinese researcher accused of smuggling biological materials into a U.S. university lab has pleaded no contest to four federal charges.

Han Chengxuan, a doctoral candidate from the Chinese city of Wuhan who sent into the United States multiple packages containing concealed biological materials, pleaded no contest to three smuggling charges and to lying to U.S. customs officials, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan announced.
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
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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