Campus Reform | University of Michigan reviews research protocols after arrests of Chinese nationals linked to bioweapons

The University of Michigan is reviewing its research policies after three Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly smuggling biological weapons through its laboratory. - Patrick McDonald '26

Michigan spent more than $1 billion in 2024 in “federally sponsored research expenditures,” as noted by The Daily Wire.

• The first of the two arrested Chinese nationals, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, were charged with conspiracy, visa fraud, and smuggling for bringing the Fusarium graminearum into the U.S., a fungus that can destroy crops and cause health issues, including reproductive damage.
• Nearly a week later, another Chinese citizen, Chengxuan Han, was charged with smuggling another bioweapon, “biological materials related to round worms,” through Michigan’s laboratory.

The arrests come amid ongoing concerns about Chinese and foreign influence over American education...