Chinese Couple Charged with Smuggling Pathogenic Fungus into the U.S.
TL;DR
A Chinese researcher and her boyfriend have been charged with smuggling a dangerous plant pathogen into the U.S., with plans to conduct research at the University of Michigan, raising national security concerns.
- Chinese couple charged with smuggling a biological pathogen into the U.S. NBC News
- Patel: Chinese nationals charged with smuggling 'known agroterrorism agent' into US is a 'direct threat' Fox News
- Chinese national couple charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into US: ‘Potential agroterrorism weapon' New York Post
- FBI says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China AP News
- U.S. Charges 2 Chinese Students With Smuggling Fungus The New York Times
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