Lijian zhao, Chinese Politician

China has said the mistrial of a Chinese professor in the US over spying accusation has "smashed" the credibility of American intelligence agencies and has exposed "consistent tactics used by them in conducting investigations based on the presumption of guilt".In a media briefing on Tuesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian argued that American intelligence agencies have used all means possible to achieve "specific political goals," and it is also another example of their "political manipulation", Global Times reported."The US should forsake its Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice, cease political manipulation and stop disturbing and sabotaging normal exchanges and cooperation between China and the US in fields including science and technology," the spokesperson said.Last week, a US judge declared a mistrial in the case concerning Hu Anming, a former University of Tennessee scientist, who was accused of hiding his work in China to defraud NASA.Hu, 52, was an engineering professor at Tennessee University and was indicted in February 2020 on three counts of wire fraud and three counts of making false statements, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.It was the first non-espionage case to go under trial under the "China Initiative". The move was started by the US Department of Justice in 2018 to investigate and persecute trade secret theft and economic espionage activities that are considered national security threats.According to SCMP, this initiative was part of US authorities' crackdown against Chinese professors and researchers for their work with Chinese schools and institutions.The agency began its investigation against Hu and his family in 2018.Federal prosecutors contended that Hu, who had worked at UT's Department of Mechanical, Arospace and Biomedical Engineering since 2013, had intentionally hidden his relationship with the Peking University of Technology in grant applications he had made to NASA that would violate a 2011 law that bars NASA from paying for any research that involved "participation, collaboration or coordination" with "China or a Chinese-owned corporation".His trial began on June 7 and was sent to a jury on Monday. The federal judge on Wednesday last week declared a mistrial after the jury was deadlocked over whether Hu had hidden his work in China.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Lijian ZhaoFOLLOW

Lijian zhao, Latest News

China has hit several Australian industries with economic sanctions as part of punishment over Canberra's criticism of Beijing blocking investigations into the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on Huawei Technologies. ...

China has lodged stern representations to the United States over the rejection of visa applications from Chinese students, under rules of former President Donald Trump's administration. ...

China appears to be preparing to ramp up its involvement in Afghanistan amid US troops withdrawal -- with Beijing eyeing the war-torn nation for investment and influence opportunities. ...

China appears to be preparing to ramp up its involvement in Afghanistan amid US troops withdrawal -- with Beijing eyeing the war-torn nation for investment and influence opportunities. ...

The draconian Beijing-imposed national security law, introduced to smother dissent and free speech in Hong Kong, has completed one year on Wednesday, leaving the once British-controlled region in turmoil and chaos. ...

China's foreign ministry has dismissed US President Joe Biden's statement on the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and asked Washington to stop interfering in the country's internal affairs. ...

China on Tuesday vowed to retaliate if the United States bans the import of a critical solar panel material from Xinjiang. ...

China has said the mistrial of a Chinese professor in the US over spying accusation has "smashed" the credibility of American intelligence agencies and has exposed "consistent tactics used by them in conducting investigations based on the presumption ...