Student erkänner sig skyldig till att ha dolt militär forskning i Kina | NTD NYHETER
En kinesisk student kan dömas till upp till fem års fängelse och 250 000 dollar i böter efter att ha erkänt sig skyldig den 8 juli.
Varför? Han erkänner att han utelämnade viktig information i sin ansökan om studentvisum till USA 2021.
Han utelämnade specifikt att han studerat och bedrivit forskning inom känslig teknologi vid ett universitet som förbjöds av president Trump på grund av dess kopplingar till Kinas militär."
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During Trump's first term, he banned individuals affiliated with eight Chinese universities
Traveling into the United States from the city-funded scholarship board of China.
The decision targets Beijing's strategy for military-civil fusion.
This refers to China's efforts to acquire foreign technology that can strengthen their military.
The rules came into effect last summer in 2020, just one year before the Chinese student applied for a U.S. visa.
Zhang Jiaxue Mo has no experience from Beihang University, one of the Chinese universities blacklisted by the United States.
He got his visa approved and began studying aerospace engineering at the State University of New York in Buffalo in 2021.
After a year, he applied to a doctoral program in similar fields at another American university.
I the application, Zhang revealed that he studied at Beihang University, where he conducted research at two leading Chinese laboratories.
With support from Beijing.
According to the FBI, one of these labs was founded by a Chinese military organization.
Tomstolshandlingar show that the U.S. Department of State never would have granted Zhang a visa if they had known about his background.
Zhang has now admitted guilt to bribery.
Hans reconciliation agreement means that he is likely to be deported.