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Harvard Professor Indicted For Allegedly Lying About Ties To Wuhan University Program Aimed At Advancing China’s Science And Technological Development

Ashe Schow
Harvard Professor Indicted For Allegedly Lying About Ties To Wuhan University Program Aimed At Advancing China’s Science And Technological Development
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A Harvard University professor has been indicted and charged with making false statements to federal authorities about his participation in a Chinese-run program that seeks to lure scientists to China to advance the communist nation’s “scientific development, economic prosperity, and national security,” the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

Dr. Charles Lieber, 61, was arrested on January 28 and indicted this week, the DOJ statement said.

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