This is quite an eye catching headline! An MIT mechanical engineering and nanotechnology professor? Even the president of MIT L. Rafael Reif saw it necessary to come out with a statement in response to that!
One has to suspect that the infiltration/subversion of Western countries by the Communist Party of China goes much further/deeper and is much more pervasive! Unfortunately, many honest Chinese researchers probably will now be more scrutinized.
"An MIT professor who allegedly hid his relationship with the Chinese government while securing millions of dollars in grants from the U.S. and abroad was arrested and charged with fraud on Thursday, according to U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling.
Gang Chen, 56, of Cambridge was charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud, failing to file a foreign bank account report and making a false statement in a tax return.
Over the past eight years, Chen has allegedly received $19 million in U.S. federal grants and $29 million in foreign funding, and did not disclose his work with China to MIT or the U.S. government. ...
but [the professor] actively worked to further the goals of the Chinese government while employed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... Chen, an expert in nanotechnology "
but [the professor] actively worked to further the goals of the Chinese government while employed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... Chen, an expert in nanotechnology "
Distressing news about Professor Gang Chen President Reif updates the community about Chen, a widely respected scholar and faculty member, regarding his arrest on allegations of federal grant fraud.
