News Snapshot:
On Friday, the U.S. government filed a petition in federal court to dismiss the remaining four charges of Chinese researchers arrested last year for visa fraud. The proceedings against the fifth Chinese researcher had already been dismissed earlier in the day at the request of the US Department of Justice. These incidents were part of the ministry’s “China Initiative,” which was launched three years ago under the Trump administration to prevent the transfer of US technology to China. The motion to dismiss the case is consistent with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s visit to China on Sunday and Monday....
