NASA Chinese academics accused by U.S. Department of Justice of concealing participation in China’s Thousand Talents Plan and defrauding U.S. research grants
Zhengdong Cheng, a NASA researcher and an engineering professor at Texas A&M University, was taken into custody on Sunday (23/8) and formally charged on Monday (24/8) by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly concealing ties to Chinese companies and universities while receiving a federal grant.
The U.S. Department of Justice charged Cheng Zhengdong on conspiracy, making false statements and wire fraud. The indictment alleged that Cheng's research team received a funding of about US$750,000 for NASA's space research, but concealed his relationship with a Chinese university and at least one Chinese-owned company. Also, it alleged that Cheng knowingly provided false information to Texas A&M University and NASA.
The prosecution stated that NASA funding restriction has been in place to forbidding the collaboration or coordination with any Chinese-owned company or any Chinese University.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said in a statement, "Once again, we have witnessed the criminal consequences that can arise from undisclosed participation in the Chinese government’s talent program". He further added, "The Department of Justice will continue seeking to bring participation in these talent programs to light and to expose the exploitation of our nation and our prized research institutions".
The U.S. Department of Justice has previously described China’s Thousand Talents Plan as a tool for the Chinese Communist Party to "attract, recruit, and cultivate high-level scientific talent in furtherance of China’s scientific development, economic prosperity and national security." He continued that the Chinese government would "often reward individuals for stealing proprietary information” through the program.
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#CCP #DepartmentOfJustice #ThousandTalentsPlan #ZhengdongCheng #NASA #TexasAMUniversity #USResearchGrants #JohnDemers
(Note: the translation also takes summary if the following reports:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/24/texas-am-professor-accused-of-collaborating-with-china-amid-nasa-work.html
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nasa-researcher-arrested-false-statements-and-wire-fraud-relation-china-s-talents-program
https://apnews.com/58b0b752e2ab0b4b3e16e7c9f513e1a6
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Zhengdong Cheng, a NASA researcher and an engineering professor at Texas A&M University, was taken into custody on Sunday (23/8) and formally charged on Monday (24/8) by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly concealing ties to Chinese companies and universities while receiving a federal grant.
The U.S. Department of Justice charged Cheng Zhengdong on conspiracy, making false statements and wire fraud. The indictment alleged that Cheng's research team received a funding of about US$750,000 for NASA's space research, but concealed his relationship with a Chinese university and at least one Chinese-owned company. Also, it alleged that Cheng knowingly provided false information to Texas A&M University and NASA.
The prosecution stated that NASA funding restriction has been in place to forbidding the collaboration or coordination with any Chinese-owned company or any Chinese University.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said in a statement, "Once again, we have witnessed the criminal consequences that can arise from undisclosed participation in the Chinese government’s talent program". He further added, "The Department of Justice will continue seeking to bring participation in these talent programs to light and to expose the exploitation of our nation and our prized research institutions".
The U.S. Department of Justice has previously described China’s Thousand Talents Plan as a tool for the Chinese Communist Party to "attract, recruit, and cultivate high-level scientific talent in furtherance of China’s scientific development, economic prosperity and national security." He continued that the Chinese government would "often reward individuals for stealing proprietary information” through the program.
#Aug24
#CCP #DepartmentOfJustice #ThousandTalentsPlan #ZhengdongCheng #NASA #TexasAMUniversity #USResearchGrants #JohnDemers
(Note: the translation also takes summary if the following reports:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/24/texas-am-professor-accused-of-collaborating-with-china-amid-nasa-work.html
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nasa-researcher-arrested-false-statements-and-wire-fraud-relation-china-s-talents-program
https://apnews.com/58b0b752e2ab0b4b3e16e7c9f513e1a6
)
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Texas A&M professor accused of secretly collaborating with China amid NASA work
According to the criminal complaint, Zhengdong Cheng, 53, a professor in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M and a NASA researcher, obscured his affiliations with the Chinese government.
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Hong Kong's Department of Justice Files Appeal After Court Clears Rioting Charges Against Civilians
Source: Citizens News #Oct31
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Hong Kong's Department of Justice Files Appeal After Court Clears Rioting Charges Against Civilians
Source: Citizens News #Oct31
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Hong Kong's Department of Justice Files Appeal After Court Clears Rioting Charges Against Civilians
A District Court judge in Hong Kong had earlier withdrawn a rioting charge against Jackie Chen, a social worker and a council member of the Social Workers’ General Union, citing the lack of prima facie evidence as a reason.
The same judge also cleared the seven other defendants, aged 20 to 27 of rioting charges, saying the prosecution has failed to prove the offences beyond all reasonable doubt.
Government's prosecutors, however, have filed an appeal to reverse the judge’s decision to dismiss the rioting charge of social worker Jackie Chen. The Department of Justice on Oct 5 , 2020 wrote to Chen’s lawyer saying that the court had erred in law and the Department would file an appeal, even before the court handed down detailed reasons for the decision.
Chen said on Facebook that if the court agreed with the arguments put forward by prosecution, she would have to face trial again, but she believed she had the protection of God and support from her lawyer Hectar Pun.
Source: Citizens News #Oct31
#DepartmentofJustice #Injustice
Hong Kong's Department of Justice Files Appeal After Court Clears Rioting Charges Against Civilians
A District Court judge in Hong Kong had earlier withdrawn a rioting charge against Jackie Chen, a social worker and a council member of the Social Workers’ General Union, citing the lack of prima facie evidence as a reason.
The same judge also cleared the seven other defendants, aged 20 to 27 of rioting charges, saying the prosecution has failed to prove the offences beyond all reasonable doubt.
Government's prosecutors, however, have filed an appeal to reverse the judge’s decision to dismiss the rioting charge of social worker Jackie Chen. The Department of Justice on Oct 5 , 2020 wrote to Chen’s lawyer saying that the court had erred in law and the Department would file an appeal, even before the court handed down detailed reasons for the decision.
Chen said on Facebook that if the court agreed with the arguments put forward by prosecution, she would have to face trial again, but she believed she had the protection of God and support from her lawyer Hectar Pun.
Source: Citizens News #Oct31
#DepartmentofJustice #Injustice