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Harvard’s Chemistry Chair Charged on Alleged Undisclosed Ties to China
The chair of Harvard University’s chemistry department was arrested Tuesday on charges of allegedly lying to the U.S. about millions in Chinese funding he has received, in an escalation of U.S. efforts to counter what officials describe as Beijing’s aggressive recruitment at U.S. universities. In a separate case also unsealed Tuesday, a researcher at Boston …
U.S., South Korea Shelve Military Exercise in Bid to Break Nuclear Deadlock With North
BANGKOK—The U.S. and South Korea postponed a major air exercise that was set to begin Monday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, in a bid to appease North Korea and break gridlocked disarmament talks between Washington and Pyongyang. At a press briefing Sunday with his South Korean counterpart, Mr. Esper said the postponement was “an act …
