US Edition‘Pattern Emerging’ with University of Michigan’s Chinese Student Cases, Expert Says
- On June 8, 2025, at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the FBI detained Chinese Ph.D. student Chengxuan Han for unlawfully bringing biological samples into the United States.
- Han sent four packages containing concealed roundworm-related biological materials to University of Michigan researchers in 2024 and 2025, following a similar arrest of a couple charged with smuggling a harmful fungus.
- Authorities found Han made false statements during Customs inspection and wiped her electronic device before arrival, while the couple's pathogen was linked to agroterrorism research at the same university.
- The fungus Fusarium graminearum carried by the couple causes devastating crop losses globally, and officials stated these incidents reflect national security threats involving biological materials.
- The FBI and CBP continue investigating these cases as part of a broader effort to counter illegal imports of dangerous pathogens and possible espionage linked to Chinese research programs.
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Uncanceled NewsUniversity Policies Under Review After Chinese Nationals Busted Smuggling Dangerous Materials
(Substack)—The University of Michigan, a “prestigious” institution that receives over a billion dollars in federal research funding annually, is under fire after two separate incidents where Chinese nationals allegedly tried to smuggle dangerous biological materials into the United States. These materials, if unleashed, could devastate American agriculture and pose a serious national security threat. The suspects, researchers from China, were wo…
‘Pattern emerging’ with University of Michigan’s Chinese student cases, expert says
There have been three instances where UM students since October 2024 where students from China have faced federal charges. The most recent involved a researcher smuggling a harmful fungus into the U.S.
ThePatriotLight - From Wuhan to Michigan: Feds nab ANOTHER Chinese scholar in alleged bio-material smuggling plot
ThePatriotLight - Federal authorities arrested another University of Michigan scholar from China this week, revealing an alarming pattern of potential national security threats.Chengxuan Han is facing federal charges for attempting to smuggle biological material into the United States, according to a criminal case filed Monday and reviewed by the Detroit News.'The American taxpayer should not be underwriting a (People's Republic of China)-based …
The Daily Caller
USDA Says It Will Shore Up American Food Security Following Chinese ‘Agroterrorism’ Scare
'If we don’t have food security in this country we will not have national security'
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