Xiao-Jiang Li & his wife ShiHua Li, both professors of human genetics at Emory University School Of Medicine.

Since 2007, Li has held various positions in Chinese universities & was recruited into China’s Thousands Talents Program In 2010.

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We Should Call Them “Double Agents”

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1,000s Talents” came under fire in DC for targeting top Chinese talents overseas & bringing them back to “enhance China’s high-tech Industries & emerging disciplines”
Over 8,000 have been recruited.
China’s Thousand Talents is a Spy Recruitment Program-

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June 6, 2019
US Lawmakers Target Chinese as Potential Campus Spy Threats..prohibit students or scholars with ties to the Chinese military from entering the US.
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No tax dollars to public institutions unless they prove security. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3013320/us-lawmakers-target-chinese-potential-campus-spy-threats">https://www.scmp.com/news/chin...
BTW, Never Stop Spying-

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Jun 24, 2019
China’s Leading Scientists Advised To Keep Low Profile In Their Workas US Steps Up Pressure On Tech Firms

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Swiss court docs show that the Federal Court had ruled that Xue should be held in custody pending resolution of the US request cuz he’s a potential flight risk.

The case underscored global fears that China is using networks of its highly educated citizens to steal trade secrets
The sister Xue Yu has pleaded guilty last Aug in a US District Court In Pennsylvania to stealing secrets from a UK drug maker.

In total, there r 6 co-defendants, Including Xue Yu’s twin sister Xue Tian, who also pleaded guilty last year to money laundering- related charges.
US government lawyers allege the scheme involved the establishment of a Chinese state-backed company, Renopharma, that relies on theft to bypass the costly research process.

Prosecutors have branded the case “economic warfare”.
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