KATHMANDU: The US has charged four Chinese nationals with visa fraud for allegedly lying about their membership of China’s armed forces, BBC reported.
According to the report, three are under arrest while the FBI is seeking to arrest the fourth, who is said to be in China’s San Francisco consulate.
Meanwhile, FBI agents interviewed people in 25 US cities who have an “undeclared affiliation” with China’s military.
Issuing a press note on Thursday, US justice department attorney John C Demers said members of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) applied for research visas while hiding their “true affiliation” with the military.
“This is another part of the Chinese Communist Party’s plan to take advantage of our open society and exploit academic institutions,” reads the statement.
Prosecutors say it is part of a Chinese plan to send army scientists to the US.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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