The Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a visiting Chinese researcher, who was previously interviewed by the FBI for concealing her ties to the Chinese military to obtain a visa, according to a court document filed on July 20. On June 26, Tang Juan, a researcher at UC Davis was charged with visa fraud for making false statements on her visa application for a J-1 nonimmigrant visa, a type of visa issued to individuals participating in work-and-study-based exchange visitor programs.
A stone lion stands outside the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco, California on July 23, 2020. - The US Justice Department announced July 23, 2020 the indictments of four Chinese researchers it said lied about their ties to the People's Liberation Army, with one escaping arrest by taking refuge in the country's San Francisco consulate. (Photo by Philip Pacheco / AFP) Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images
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