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Chinese academic bound for University of Michigan nabbed for smuggling roundworm material
A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court Monday alleges Chengxuan Han sent four packages in the last several months ...
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Bond hearing delayed for University of Michigan scholar accused of bringing crop fungus through DTW
A University of Michigan Chinese scholar will remain in custody after a federal judge rescheduled her detention hearing in a ...
US reports another arrest of Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material
A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the U.S. at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the ...
After ‘agroterror’ fungus is seized in Detroit, lawmaker says Michigan has best plan to blunt CCP influence
Republicans push for the strongest protections nationwide against Chinese influence while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's inaction ...
Counter-terrorism expert weighs in on fungus allegedly smuggled into Michigan
Javed Ali, a counter-terrorism expert at the University of Michigan, says that based on information from the official ...
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Chinese couple smuggled biological pathogen into U.S. for University of Michigan research, feds say
The biological pathogen researched by a University of Michigan scholar from China can cause devasting diseases in crops, ...
Michigan Students Accused of Smuggling ‘Potential Agroterrorism’ Fungus Into the U.S.
The Trump administration claims two students from China smuggled a rare fungus into the U.S. that could potentially be used ...
Fungus in "agroterrorism" arrest already widely prevalent in U.S., researcher says
Two Chinese researchers were charged with trying to smuggle strains of a fungus called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S.
Chinese official claims no knowledge of fungus situation, says China requires citizens ‘abide by local laws’
"I don't know the specific situation, but I would like to emphasize that the Chinese government has always required overseas ...
Chinese national couple charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into US: ‘Potential agroterrorism weapon’
A Chinese national couple was hit with criminal charges for allegedly smuggling a dangerous fungus into the US capable of ...
U.S. says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China
Two scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S ...