Crime & Public Safety

Chinese Researcher Charged With Stealing Federally Funded Research

The defendant came to the United States for a postdoctoral research position on a J-1 visa.
Chinese Researcher Charged With Stealing Federally Funded Research
The Justice Department in Washington on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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A former Chinese researcher at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been accused of stealing U.S. government-funded cancer research and taking it back to China.

Li Yunhai, 35, was charged in Texas with theft of trade secrets and tampering with a government record, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced in an Aug. 25 statement.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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