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Aggie Professor Busted for Hiding Ties with China

The College Fix reported that on August 25, 2020 Texas A&M professor was arrested for charges of conspiracy, making false statements, and wire fraud in connection to a Chinese university and a Chinese business.

Professor Zhengdong Cheng did research for NASA and was alleged to have hidden his affiliations and collaboration with the Guangdong University of Technology. He was a part of the Guangdong University of Technology Chinese Talents plan.

“Through these plans the Chinese government has created a significant financial incentive for foreign, talented individuals to transfer international technology and intellectual property to China, licitly or otherwise,” the Department of Justice complaint read.

Read the full story from Big League Politics


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