FBI claims Chinese consulate is harbouring ‘PLA’ researcher
The Hindu Dated:July 24,2020 The allegation comes amid rising tension between the U.S. and China, particularly related to theft of intellectual property. The Federal Bureau of Investivation (FBI) believes the Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harbouring a Chinese researcher charged in California with lying about her background. Tang Juan lied about her military affiliation in a visa application last October to work at the University of California, Davis and again during an FBI interview last month, according to Justice Department criminal charges. Agents found photographs of Ms. Tang in a uniform of the People’s Liberation Army civilian cadre and news articles from China that identified her military affiliation. The FBI last month interviewed Ms. Tang, when she denied having served in the military or knowing the significance of the insignia of her uniform, and also found more evidence of her military affiliation when they later searched her home, according to a crimina...