U.S. charges Chinese researcher with lying, as tensions rise.
Federal prosecutors have charged a Chinese cancer researcher at the University of California, Davis, with lying about her ties to the Chinese military and Communist Party when seeking a visa to come to the U.S. The FBI believes she is evading arrest by staying at China’s consulate in San Francisco.
The charges come amid worsening U.S.-China tensions and follows the State Department’s decision Wednesday to close China’s consulate in Houston.
#BREAKING China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu pic.twitter.com/vw6Dns8hYL
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