Chinese-born chemist cleared of last conviction under US’s espionage probe

Re:Chinese-born chemist cleared of last conviction under US’... by elashri on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @03:25PM (#41049786)

I know a lot of people who are working in collaboration with Chinese universities and does get funded from the US government budget (through NSF and DOE). DOE funds a lot of open research and not only the nuclear/national security related research. I don't think this is in itself a problem. I'm not sure also what is defined as a lie here. Exchanging emails with people interested in your research does not automatically mean you collaborate together. The case is ambiguous, and you shouldn't jump to generalization like that.

There is no ban on collaborating with Chinese universities in the US. There are restrictions for some type of research (that actually extend to the other countries as well).

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Re:Chinese-born chemist cleared of last conviction under US’... by 99_00 on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @05:37PM (#41051210)

The point is that he wasn’t charged for sending an email

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Re:Chinese-born chemist cleared of last conviction under US’... by akira2501 on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @08:41PM (#41052542)

> I'm not sure also what is defined as a lie here.

It's the "Martha Stewart" lesson. It may be that you have done nothing wrong. The government may stop by and ask you questions anyways. If you lie during those questions you have committed a felony.

Do NOT speak without a lawyer. In particular if you have anything worth losing. Which is more or less everyone.

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