No problem, yeah, every once in a while there is another researcher who is claimed to be a “Chinese Spy”, though it has seemingly slowed down after multiple cases turned out false. Just another part of the latest red scare.

You can look up Trump’s China Initiative, it’s technically “ended” but seeing as they have arrested researchers since I think it’s “ended” in the way Biden has ended other trump programs. I’m on my phone, but here are some things to look at:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/03/21/have-chinese-spies-infiltrated-american-campuses

Keep in mind months after this article was published, Tao’s case was determined to not be “espionage”. Here is his wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_“Franklin”_Tao

Here is another example: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/wrongfully-accused-spying-china-professor-wins-appeal-sue-government-rcna86109

You can google related terms and find other examples. Some more dubious than others.

They’ve already done this to any academics/researchers who are from China