U.S. drops case against MIT professor accused of ties to China
PBS NewsHourSep 09, 2021
Prosecutors have moved to drop the case against an MIT professor accused of hiding research conducted for the Chinese government.
Gang Chen was accused of hiding China affiliations when applying for $2.7M in grants from the Dept. of Energy in 2017.
The 'China Initiative' is a xenophobic witch hunt that undermines America's scientific research and international image. It's nothing more than a tool for discriminating against China by abusing the concept of national security.
Although the government must avoid racial profiling, the program has resulted in many high-profile convictions, suggesting that concerns over intellectual property theft are warranted.