



Department of Justice’s so-called “China Initiative,” which was launched in 2018 under former President Donald Trump but has faced criticism that it harms academic research and amounts to racial profiling of Chinese researchers.įederal prosecutors and Lieber's defense team didn't comment Tuesday, but in legal filings ahead of trial, prosecutors said they’ll show Lieber deliberately made false statements about his participation in a Chinese university program to protect his reputation and career. Lieber's trial is among the highest profile cases to come from the U.S.
