Chinese-born chemist Feng Tao cleared of convictions under US espionage probe
A Chinese chemist, Feng 'Franklin' Tao, cleared of espionage probe charges in the US's 'China Initiative'. Court overturns false statement conviction, highlighting racial bias concerns and academic freedom issues.
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A Chinese-born chemist, Feng 'Franklin' Tao, has been cleared of his last conviction under the US's espionage probe known as the 'China Initiative'. After a five-year legal battle, an appeals court in Denver, Colorado acquitted Tao of making a false statement about his relationship with a Chinese university. Tao, a former University of Kansas chemistry professor, was initially convicted of multiple charges, including wire fraud, but those were later overturned, leaving only the false statement conviction. The court ruled that Tao's lack of disclosure about his affiliation with a Chinese university did not impact federal agency funding decisions. The China Initiative, launched in 2018 to counter trade secret theft and economic espionage, faced criticism for being racially biased and harmful to academic freedom. Tao's case is seen as a significant victory by the Asian-American Scholar Forum in rectifying the treatment of Chinese American and immigrant scientists under the now-defunct initiative.
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15 comments"A federal grand jury indicted him on charges of stealing secrets about the U.S. nuclear arsenal for the People's Republic of China (PRC) in December 1999.[1] After federal investigators were unable to prove these initial accusations, the government conducted a separate investigation. Ultimately it charged Lee only with improper handling of restricted data, one of the original 59 indictment counts, a felony count. He pleaded guilty as part of a plea settlement.
He filed a civil suit that was settled. In June 2006, Lee received $1.6 million from the federal government and five media organizations as part of a settlement leaking his name to the press before any charges had been filed against him.[2]
Federal judge James A. Parker eventually apologized to Lee for denying him bail and putting him in solitary confinement. He excoriated the government for misconduct and misrepresentations to the court.[3] "
I don't even understand how any of this is illegal? You can be thrown in prison and have your reputation and career ruined by the government for sending an email to someone in China now?
https://radii.co/article/its-not-rocket-science-except-when-...
we sentenced Qian to house arrest with zero evidence or charges, and in return Under Qian’s direction, Chinese researchers developed the first generation of “Long March” missiles and in 1970 supervised the launch of Chia’s first satellite.
“I do not plan to come back,” Qian bitterly told a reporter as he prepared to leave the country. “I have no reason to come back…. I plan to do my best to help the Chinese people build up the nation to where they can live with dignity and happiness.”
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