The South China Morning Post looks at some of the highest-profile researchers that have become targets for investigations by US agencies, and the lasting impact these cases have on the scientific community.
1. China-born neuroscientist Jane Wu lost her US lab. Then she lost her life
The prominent Illinois University researcher’s death in July, aged 60, drew attention yet again to much-criticised efforts to pursue researchers suspected of having undisclosed ties to Beijing.
2. US scientist convicted for China ties considering jobs in Hong Kong, mainlandRetired Harvard professor Charles Lieber, a leader in the field of nanoscience who was targeted under the China Initiative, confirmed in August that he is exploring opportunities at “several institutions” in the Chinese mainland and elsewhere.3. Chinese-born scientist in US tells of ‘fear and desperation’ from Trump-era convictions
Franklin Tao in 2021. Photo: science.orgVindicated University of Kansas academic Franklin Tao spoke publicly for the first time in July of his 2019 arrest amid the China Initiative investigations, “losing almost everything”, and the bittersweet victory of his successful legal appeal.4. US scientist targeted in coronavirus leak allegations barred from funding
Peter Daszak, a prominent American disease ecologist who collaborated with a Chinese lab targeted in coronavirus leak allegations, had his federal funding suspended and faces being cut off from working with the US government for years.
5. ‘Genius’ biochemist Kunliang Guan returns to China from US to head new lab
In the aftermath of an investigation by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – the main US agency for biomedical and public health research – Guan takes up a position at Westlake University in Hangzhou, joining former neuroscientist colleague Fu Xiangdong.
6. Axed China Initiative’s racial profiling legacy haunts scientists in USPhysicist Xiaoxing Xi, target of an investigation before the start of the China Initiative, says he understands the fear expressed by Chinese scientists over its lasting impact.7. ‘Itch gene’ scientist joins Shenzhen institute after US lab sealed off amid alleged China links probe
Chen Zhoufeng (left) and his colleagues made a series of discoveries to advance the understanding of how itching works. Photo: Washington University school of medicine
Chen Zhoufeng, a leading expert in the study of itch mechanisms, joined an institute in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen after 33 years in the United States.
8. Scientist exiled from US brain research finds well-funded lab in ChinaXiang-Dong Fu, who left California over suspicions about his foreign links, has joined Westlake University in eastern China to continue his work into Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.9. Probation but not jail time for China-born maths professor over tax return errors in US
Xiao Mingqing was earlier found guilty of tax errors and of failing to disclose a Chinese bank account in China Initiative case.
China-born Illinois mathematics professor Xiao Mingqing was sentenced to a year of probation, with no jail time, in 2022 after he was found guilty of tax return errors in the United States.
The academic, then aged 60, was also convicted of failing to disclose a Chinese bank account in a China Initiative prosecution.
10. China-born scientist targeted by US ‘discovers world’s best semiconductor’
Chinese-born Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Gang Chen. Photo: MIT
MIT professor Gang Chen, who was cleared in 2022 following a high-profile investigation into his alleged China ties, went on to lead a team that discovered a promising candidate for next-generation electronics.
11. US federal judge acquits professor Hu Anming of fraud after push to expose Chinese spies
Source link : http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=66d9d84b9d4b4e2db40f61973dfc8ed7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fnews%2Fchina%2Fscience%2Farticle%2F3277250%2Fwho-are-china-linked-scientists-under-us-investigation-growing-list&c=1328462436527115372&mkt=en-us
Author :
Publish date : 2024-09-05 05:02:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.