Math professor faces trial under US anti-spy ‘China Initiative’
A US mathematics professor who grew up in China has become the latest person caught up in an anti-spying campaign. Mingqing Xiao is caught in the web of a massive US programme targeting spies for China. The programme, originally called the China Initiative, began during Donald Trump's presidency. The Joe Biden administration has broadened the focus to include other countries, but critics say it still discriminates. The Department of Justice charged the Southern Illinois University professor with financial fraud and tax evasion for allegedly failing to disclose grants from Chinese universities when he applied for a grant from the US National Science Foundation. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Chicago, US. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #MingqingXiao #ChinaInitiative #Espionage
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