US prosecutors recommend dropping China charges against MIT professor

ReutersPublished: Jan 15, 2022 2:23 AM

Prosecutors have recommended that the US Justice Department drop charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor accused of concealing his ties to China when seeking federal grant money, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.

Federal prosecutors in Boston decided to seek dismissal of the case against Chinese-born mechanical engineer and nanotechnologist Gang Chen. It was the latest setback for a crackdown on Chinese influence within US research.

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