Gang and Tracy went on vacation with their children in Morocco.

A street merchant said to them, “Buy something. It will make you happy.”

They smiled.

The merchant said, “Nothing is free, but happiness is.”

The merchant is in the wrong profession. He should give a TED talk.
Gang told me about the Airport incident in February 2020. He didn't say much. But we talked a lot about his family January vacation in Morocco.

On 14 January 2021, Gang was arrested at his home in Cambridge.

Bewilderment, fear, anger, sadness... https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1350109680757059586?s=20
An open letter by Professor Rao Yi, of Beijing University, to MIT officials provided some clarity. https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1349987880014254082
A thread by @tage_rai also helped to focus the issue.

The government racial-profiles its citizen in the name of national security.

How can Professor Gang Chen possibly threat US national security?

How does the government make this case? https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1350282667732951041
On 17 January 2021, Sunday, I started to study the charging document filed by the government.

The document has 43 numbered items, and I tweeted them item by item. https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1350837129153310722?s=20
The letter of MIT faculty to MIT President https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1352584589445902336?s=20
Karen Chen, Professor Gang Chen’s Daughter, started fundraising on gofundme. Within days, donation reached $400, 000, and she suspended fundraising. https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1352430911573389312
How can the government detain a citizen's devices without warrant, without probable cause?

It beats me. The government just can. https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1351089693664964610
How does government link Gang Chen to national security threat?

1. Put eye-popping numbers and a doctored email in the charging document.

2. Feed misinformation to the public through the media.

3. Remove some misinformation from the inditement. https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1360591234390179845
Professor @MargaretKLewis placed the case of Gang Chen in the context of DOJ's China Initiative.

"China Initiative" is a tool for racial profiling for the government, just as "China Virus" incites hate crime in streets. https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1357917958983589889
Mr. Peter Zeibenberg @przeidenberg, the attorney who successfully defended Professor Xiaoxing Xi, throws light on the tactics of the government. https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1355212785945350144
Information compiled by @apa_justice on MIT Professor Gang Chen: https://apajustice.org/gang-chen.html 

I collect my tweets on Gang Chen in this thread.

On 22 January 2020, at Logan Airport, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detained Gang's devices.
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