Posted on 05/04/2021 7:49:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A Chinese American permanent resident admitted guilt in a Boston federal court on April 28 for illegally exporting hydrophones as well as other sensitive products and technology out of the United States to a Chinese university that has close ties with the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military, said the U.S. Justice Department.
The same day, Massachusetts-based Shuren Qin, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to export items from the U.S. to China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) without export licenses; one count of visa fraud; two counts of making false statements to law enforcement agents regarding his buyers and the types of export parts; four counts of money laundering; and two counts of smuggling hydrophones from the United States to China. Hydrophones are used to monitor sound underwater.
According to its Chinese-language site, the CCP‘s NWPU features research in aviation, aerospace, and navigation under the supervision of the government’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which evolved from the Commission for Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense and other institutions in 2008.
NWPU has been listed by the U.S. Department of Commerce as an entity posing national security concerns for its involvement in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles, and missile proliferation projects.
“Qin took advantage of the open marketplace in the United States to purchase sensitive technologies for a Chinese military university,” said Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
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A Chinese American permanent resident
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Until he takes the oath for citizenship he is a Chinese man living in America.
I can’t say I approve of his actions, but we should remember that we’re all citizens of the same earth, and as long as he didn’t damage the environment, a mild reprimand would serve justice 😂
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