US Media: "Chinese Consulate in San Francisco Concealed Chinese Researcher Indicted by FBI"

"Inminhaebanggun-Linked Chinese Researcher Flees to San Francisco Consulate Amid Visa Investigation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] There are claims that the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco is harboring a Chinese military researcher indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Attention is focused on whether this will lead to the closure of the San Francisco Chinese consulate, following demands to shut down the Chinese Consulate General in Houston.

On the 22nd, the U.S. media Axios reported, "Tang Zhuan, a Chinese military researcher who lied about his connections to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), was investigated by the FBI on visa fraud charges on the 20th of last month and has since entered the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco and has not come out."

Axios stated, "Tang claimed he had no ties to the PLA when applying for his visa, but it was revealed that he worked at the Air Force Military Medical University (FMMU), a university affiliated with the PLA in China."

Previously, the U.S. had banned the entry of Chinese students and researchers affiliated with universities connected to the PLA to protect intellectual property rights. Foreign media reported that the FBI found photos of Tang wearing a PLA uniform at his home.

The FBI has also claimed in documents submitted to courts that the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco serves as a hideout to prevent PLA officials from being prosecuted in the U.S.

Axios pointed out, "While China is cracking down strongly on espionage and intellectual property theft, providing a hideout for someone accused of federal crimes at a diplomatic mission causes serious tensions between the U.S. and China."

Earlier, the U.S. government demanded the closure of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston within 72 hours to protect intellectual property rights and the personal information of Americans.

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