Chinese "Researcher" Who Snuck E. coli DNA Plasmids into USA gets ██ Decades in Prison

🇺🇸 Try The Epoch Times: https://bit.ly/3JSZzXX 🧶 Invest before the round closes. Learn more about Immersed here: https://ept.ms/4v39Tzn A Chinese researcher named Youhuang Xiang at Indiana University was arrested for smuggling plasmid DNA derived from E. coli bacteria from China. He concealed the biological material by labeling the shipment as “women’s underwear” on the manifest, admitted during questioning that he did it to evade customs detection, and had previously lied about his Chinese Communist Party membership and government lab affiliations. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to just 4 months in prison, a $500 fine, supervised release, and immediate deportation. Let’s go through the details together. Episode Resources: 🔵 Mr. Xiang’s Case: https://bit.ly/4p3uQ9n https://bit.ly/4jlsWjq https://bit.ly/4jgbahp https://bit.ly/49w55ZV ------------------------------------------------- © All Rights Reserved.