FBI accuses Chinese consulate in San Francisco of harboring military-linked fugitive
- 4 years ago
미국 샌프란시스코 중국 영사관, FBI가 기소한 연구원 은닉
Tensions between the U.S. and China have continued to ratchet up following the forced closure by Washington of Beijing's consulate in Houston, amid revelations that federal prosecutors are seeking a Chinese scientist accused of visa fraud who they say is hiding out in China's consulate in San Francisco.
Prosecutors allege Tang Juan, a researcher focusing on biology, lied about her connection to the Chinese military in order to obtain entry into the U.S. and has since avoided arrest by taking refuge in the West Coast diplomatic mission.
Tang is accused of claiming never to have served in China's People's Liberation Army on her visa application when an open-source investigation allegedly unearthed a picture of her in the uniform of the PLA's civilian cadre and further evidence she had been a researcher for the Air Force Military Medical University.
Tensions between the U.S. and China have continued to ratchet up following the forced closure by Washington of Beijing's consulate in Houston, amid revelations that federal prosecutors are seeking a Chinese scientist accused of visa fraud who they say is hiding out in China's consulate in San Francisco.
Prosecutors allege Tang Juan, a researcher focusing on biology, lied about her connection to the Chinese military in order to obtain entry into the U.S. and has since avoided arrest by taking refuge in the West Coast diplomatic mission.
Tang is accused of claiming never to have served in China's People's Liberation Army on her visa application when an open-source investigation allegedly unearthed a picture of her in the uniform of the PLA's civilian cadre and further evidence she had been a researcher for the Air Force Military Medical University.