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The trial of Charles Lieber, the former Harvard chemistry chairman accused of hiding his ties to China, begins today. I broke down what to know about his prosecution. In one key sense, it's different than others. In another way, it is alike https://t.co/nM4BCJtMkG 1/
— Karin Fischer (@karinfischer) December 14, 2021
A similarity between the Lieber case and other China Initiative prosecutions: Although the China Initiative's goal is supposed to be to root out academic and economic espionage by China, the actual cases have focused on charges unrelated to the theft of trade secrets 3/ pic.twitter.com/lC2TTjhaDE
— Karin Fischer (@karinfischer) December 14, 2021
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"Prosecutors alleged that, starting in 2012, Mr. Lieber participated in China’s Thousand Talents program and was under contract to be paid up to $50,000 a month to work at the Wuhan University of Technology, advising students and researchers there."
— Susan ☆ Whitney ☆ E Pluribus Unum ☆Out of Many,One (@SMBWhitney) December 14, 2021
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NEW: Harvard’s Charles Lieber is on trial for allegedly concealing his $ ties to China’s Thousand Talents & Wuhan University of Tech while getting millions via NIH & DOD (& lying to investigators). The case could be a bellwether for DOJ’s China Initiative.https://t.co/4bEV1F0nB2
— Jerry Dunleavy 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) December 14, 2021
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