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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Nearly five years ago, the U.S. government exerted high-profile diplomatic pressure on China to secure the return of scholar Gao Zhan, a researcher at American University whom Beijing believed was a spy for Taiwan. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is pushing with equal vigor to have her deported back to China. Gao's case, set for a hearing Monday on the latest twist, became international news in February 2001 when she and her family were arrested by the Chinese on suspicion of espionage. Her husband, Xue Donghua, and the couple's 5-year-old son were released after a month...

Alexandria, Va. (AP) - A human rights activist who had once been convicted by China of espionage was sentenced Friday in Alexandria (website - news) federal court to seven months in jail for selling sensitive computer equipment to Beijing. Gao Zhan of McLean, a former researcher at American University, attracted international attention in 2001 when she was arrested in China and accused of spying for Taiwan. The Chinese government convicted her but released her to the United States, following diplomatic pressure. But last fall, Gao pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally exporting computer equipment over several years to agencies...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. A human rights activist whom the U.S. government helped free from a Chinese prison in 2001 pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally sending US$1.5 million worth of high-tech items to China. Gao Zhan entered the plea in federal court, to one count of unlawful export and another count of tax evasion. Her husband, Xue Donghua, also pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Gao, a permanent U.S. resident, was arrested by Chinese authorities in February 2001 and convicted of spying for Taiwan. She was released after five months in jail under intense pressure from...

Chinese researcher, who pleads guilty to selling military-formatted chips to a defence firm in China, says she never intended to betray the US WASHINGTON - Gao Zhan, the former American University researcher who pleaded guilty to selling sensitive technology to China, said she never intended to help the Chinese government that once imprisoned her. Gao, who was freed from a Chinese prison two years ago following US diplomatic protests against her detention, defended her human rights work. She also sought to contain the public backlash from her guilty plea on Wednesday to one count of unlawful export of computer microprocessors...

Chinese `spy' really was, US findsCAUSE CELEBRE TO FELON: A woman detained by China in 2001 on charges of spying for Taiwan now faces prison in the US for selling microprocessors REUTERS AND AFP , WASHINGTON Friday, Nov 28, 2003,Page 1   A Chinese-born US resident, defended by Washington two years ago when she was jailed in China on espionage charges, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to illegally selling US technology to China. Gao Zhan pleaded guilty in the US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, to unlawfully exporting a controlled item and making a false tax return, court documents showed. The US...

<p>A human rights activist the U.S. government helped free from a Chinese prison after her 2001 conviction as a spy for Taiwan pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to illegally sending more than $1.5 million in sophisticated military equipment to China.</p>

WASHINGTON -- A human rights activist freed from a Chinese prison after the U.S. government interceded on her behalf pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally selling American high-tech items with potential military uses to China. Gao Zhan, who was born in China and is a U.S. resident living in McLean, Va., pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful export for selling 80 microprocessors. She also pleaded guilty to tax evasion, as did her husband, Xue Donghua. "The technology exported in this case is tightly controlled for good reason: It can be used in sensitive military systems," said Kevin Delli-Colli, a U.S....

A Chinese-American dissident who won global sympathy after Beijing police locked up her five-year-old son yesterday admitted to working as a Communist secret agent. Gao Zhan pleaded guilty to sending almost £1 million of sensitive American technology to China for use in missiles. She also pleaded guilty in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to tax evasion, as did her husband, Xue Donghua. Gao told the court she sent 80 computer chips to China without the required authorisation of the United States Department of Commerce. She faces up to 13 years in prison, and hundreds of thousands of pounds in...

Chinese scholar pleads guilty to illegally exporting technology to China 1 hour, 40 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AFP) - US-based Chinese scholar Gao Zhan, once convicted by Beijing of spying for Taiwan, admitted in a US court illegally exporting militarily sensitive US computer technology to China. AFP/HO/File Photo Reuters Slideshow: Gao Zhan In a sensational twist to a saga which soured US-China relations two years ago, Gao pleaded guilty to exporting 80 micro-processors to China without required authorization from the US Department of Commerce. The charge covered a transaction in October 2000, three months before Gao was arrested in China and...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A human rights activist whom the U.S. government helped free from a Chinese prison in 2001 pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally sending $1.5 million worth of high-tech items to China. Gao Zhan entered the plea in federal court in Alexandria, Va., to one count of unlawful export and another count of tax evasion. Her husband, Xue Donghua, also pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Gao, a permanent U.S. resident alien, was arrested by Chinese authorities in February 2001 and convicted of spying for Taiwan. She was released after five months in jail under intense pressure from the U.S....