Yunhai Li, 35, was originally detained at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston in on July 9 after federal agents found medical records on his laptop during an inspection ahead of his flight to China, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
Now Houston prosecutors have charged the researcher with theft of trade secrets, which is a third-degree felony, and tampering with a government record, a misdemeanor. He could also face federal charges in the future.
Since 2022, the MD Anderson Cancer Center had employed Li where he was working on a vaccine to prevent breast cancer from spreading, the New York Post reported.
Li reportedly was working on a scholar exchange visa from the U.S. Department of State. The National Institutes of Health and the Defense Department was funding the research.
Yeah, Breast cancer sucks, but the Chinese Government is a much bigger existential threat and their spies should be properly made example of.
The Chinese surveillance apparatus extends to German universities: according to research by CORRECTIV and Deutsche Welle, students from China sign contracts that oblige them to be obedient and loyal to the state. The embassy wants to know about every step they take. Breach of contract can result in severe penalties.
China’s regime wants to build a “world-class military”. But it needs expertise. To this end, Chinese military facilities are cooperating en masse with European researchers. Top German research is particularly in demand. This is shown by research by CORRECTIV, Follow the Money and nine other international media. Around 300 scientific papers prove this: Germany is becoming a willing helper to China’s rulers.
The Technical University of Munich is at the centre of a suspected new espionage case: according to CORRECTIV information, the public prosecutor’s office is investigating a student of Chinese origin. She is suspected of having passed on official secrets.
In my opinion, it’s not racist to say, that the CCP follows their interest in sending PhD students abroad for transfer of knowledge. That’s a legitimate aim. It’s becoming problematic, when this yields to espionage of e.g. military relevant secrets, which are confidential for reason.
What’s wrong in disliking the aim of the CCP for gaining world dominance?
After the US is currently deconstructing their power in science and research leaving a big (financial) gap, we should not allow a single country to become the word dominating force again.
Every country on the planet wants to be the best. Every country will smear the enemy at the chance they gain an advantage. You only prove your ignorance in not understanding that everybody does this. Not the same way but patriotism is basically self imposed propaganda.
This example has really bad optics though, unless you’re trying to shine a light on medical cartels and their part in the capitalist distopia Americans live in.
I need you to tell me that you understand that cancer is a bigger existential threat than China. You understand that right? You know even one single woman?
How does more people understanding breast cancer threaten existence?!
Because the Chinese Government get a big fat paycheck out of it and they use that paycheck to fucking destroy people’s lives, put people in labor camps, topple governments, monetize every facet of everyone’s lives, and push their own authoritarian regime’s agenda.
Breast cancer does not only affect women, but I feel empathy for the Uighur women that China has been sterilizing and putting in slavery.
I don’t know man, I know like eight people killed by the Chinese government and they weren’t even smokers. According to the WHO, the Chinese government kills 2/3 of a million people every year. No, wait, that isn’t right…
It’s so wild that in this thread people are both saying the chinese are worse than cancer but also that there’s no racism against them. Olympic level of mental gymnastics going on.
Conflating a hostile nation with a race is the true racism, tbh. It would be like saying Taiwan or Hong Kong are all Chinese, that’s just wrong and offensive.
Yeah, Breast cancer sucks, but the Chinese Government is a much bigger existential threat and their spies should be properly made example of.
finitebanjo somehow coming in with the worst takes imaginable once again
zero indication that this guy was at all under directive of the CCP
Currently it’s fair to assume that any Chinese PhD student in Europe or US is sent there by the CCP for reason.
By what evidence ?
https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/china-science-investigation/2023/03/07/china-scholarship-council-studierende-in-deutschland-unter-kontrolle/
https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/wirtschaft/2022/05/18/wie-deutschlands-wissenschaft-china-hilft-zur-militaer-supermacht-aufzusteigen/
https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/china-science-investigation/2025/06/11/neuer-spionagefall-an-tu-muenchen-staatsanwaltschaft-ermittelt-gegen-chinesische-studentin/
In my opinion, it’s not racist to say, that the CCP follows their interest in sending PhD students abroad for transfer of knowledge. That’s a legitimate aim. It’s becoming problematic, when this yields to espionage of e.g. military relevant secrets, which are confidential for reason.
ah. so your evidence for “every PhD student” is one (1) person and some… contracts.
cool cool. if not racist, orientalist. thanks for showing your hand.
What’s wrong in disliking the aim of the CCP for gaining world dominance?
After the US is currently deconstructing their power in science and research leaving a big (financial) gap, we should not allow a single country to become the word dominating force again.
Every country on the planet wants to be the best. Every country will smear the enemy at the chance they gain an advantage. You only prove your ignorance in not understanding that everybody does this. Not the same way but patriotism is basically self imposed propaganda.
Feels weird to ratio a tankie, did ya’ll lose access to a bunch of burner accounts?
lol imagine calling me a tankie for having mild criticism for my US neighbors getting screwed over by capital-run medicine.
anyway i checked and i have blocked you a bunch of times on other instances. so you’re one to talk about burners. XD
This example has really bad optics though, unless you’re trying to shine a light on medical cartels and their part in the capitalist distopia Americans live in.
I think the optics are pretty good, here. Hostile nation sends a spy, spy gets caught, spy goes to federal prison.
I need you to tell me that you understand that cancer is a bigger existential threat than China. You understand that right? You know even one single woman?
How does more people understanding breast cancer threaten existence?!
Because the Chinese Government get a big fat paycheck out of it and they use that paycheck to fucking destroy people’s lives, put people in labor camps, topple governments, monetize every facet of everyone’s lives, and push their own authoritarian regime’s agenda.
Breast cancer does not only affect women, but I feel empathy for the Uighur women that China has been sterilizing and putting in slavery.
I don’t know man, I know like eight people killed by the Chinese government and they weren’t even smokers. According to the WHO, the Chinese government kills 2/3 of a million people every year. No, wait, that isn’t right…
your sarcasm goes unappreciated :P
Lmao, I even brought sources.
It’s so wild that in this thread people are both saying the chinese are worse than cancer but also that there’s no racism against them. Olympic level of mental gymnastics going on.
Conflating a hostile nation with a race is the true racism, tbh. It would be like saying Taiwan or Hong Kong are all Chinese, that’s just wrong and offensive.
I haven’t been on any .world subs for a while, didn’t realize it was this bad here