哈佛化学家因涉嫌与中国合作而被捕

哈佛化学家因涉嫌与中国合作而被捕

哈佛大学化学家查尔斯·利伯(Charles Lieber)

周二因涉嫌向美国国防部撒谎而被捕。

据信,利伯参与了中国的“千人计划”,该计划旨在招募研究人员。

联邦调查局(FBI)的证据表明,利伯获得了数百万美元的报酬,成为该计划的一部分。

Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-chemist-charles-lieber-arrested-charges-lying-work-with-china-2020-1?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral

Head of Harvard’s chemistry department arrested for lying about work with China

The head of Harvard’s chemistry and chemical biology department, Charles Lieber,

was charged Tuesday with making false statements about his involvement with China’s program to recruit foreign researchers.

Lieber’s contract with the program,

Thousand Talents, afforded him a monthly salary of up to $50,000 and annual living expenses of more than $150,000 over three years,

according to an affidavit supporting the criminal complaint against Lieber unsealed on Tuesday.

He was also given more than $1.5 million by the Chinese government and the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) to set up a lab and conduct research at the university.

The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/28/21112269/harvard-charles-lieber-arrested-fbi-china-lie-false-statements