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Monkeypox Smuggling Case Not the 1st Linked to China

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Monkeypox Smuggling Case Not the 1st Linked to China
A colorized electron microscope image shows Mpox virus particles, orange, found within infected cells, green. NIAID via AP
Antonio Graceffo
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Two National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers were charged on June 2 with conspiracy to smuggle monkeypox into the United States and making false statements to federal law enforcement, the latest in a documented pattern of China-linked biological smuggling attempts stretching back to at least 2018.

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Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.