政治

8月19日：中國公民、中共黨員、華中科技大學生科院博士生、密西根大學訪問學者韓承軒，對三項走私指控以及對美國海關與邊境保護局官員作出虛假陳述的指控，提出不爭辯答辯。

判刑日期定於2025年9月10日。走私貨物入境美國的定罪最高可判20年監禁；對虛假陳述的定罪最高可判5年監禁。

韓承軒是中國公民，目前就讀於中國武漢華中科技大學生命科學與技術學院博士班。2024年與2025年間，韓多次自中國寄送包裹至美國，內含隱匿的生物材料，收件人為與密西根大學某實驗室相關的人員。2025年6月8日，韓以J1簽證抵達底特律都會機場。海關與邊境保護局官員對其檢查時，韓對先前寄往美國的包裹與生物材料作出虛假陳述。CBP官員還發現，韓的電子裝置內容在抵美前三天已被刪除。

在邊境檢查結束後，韓接受了聯邦調查局與美國移民暨海關執法局HSI探員的面談。面談中，韓承認曾寄送包裹，承認包裹內含有與線蟲相關的生物材料，並承認在檢查時對CBP官員作出虛假陳述。

Aug 19: 🇨🇳 national + 🇨🇳 CCP member + 🇨🇳 Huazhong University of Science and Technology PhD student + University of Michigan visiting scholar Han Chengxuan (韩承轩) pleaded no contest to three smuggling charges and to making false statements to US Customs and Border Protection officers.

Sentencing is scheduled for Sep 10, 2025.  A conviction for smuggling goods into the United States carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.  A conviction for making false statements carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.

Han is a citizen of China currently pursuing a PhD from the College of Life Science and Technology in Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Wuhan, China. In 2024 and 2025, Han sent multiple packages to the US from China containing concealed biological material. These packages were addressed to individuals associated with a laboratory at the University of Michigan. On June 8, 2025, Han arrived at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on a J1 visa. Customs and Border Protection officers conducted an inspection of Han, during which Han made false statements about the packages and the biological materials she had previously shipped to the US. CBP officers also found that the content of Han’s electronic device had been deleted three days prior to her arrival in the US. At the conclusion of the border inspection, Han was interviewed by agents from the FBI and ICE HSI. During this interview, Han admitted to sending the packages, admitted that the packages contained biological material related to round worms, and admitted to making false statements to the CBP officers during her inspection.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/alien-wuhan-china-enters-no-contest-plea-smuggling-biological-materials-us-her-work