Chinese researcher faces visa fraud in US for concealing PLA membership
A Chinese researcher visiting the Stanford University has been charged by a United States federal court for visa fraud after it was revealed that she concealed her membership in the Chinese military.Song Chen was charged “in connection with a scheme to lie about her status as an active member of the People’s Republic of China’s military forces” while conducting medical research at Stanford, US Attorney David Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent John Bennett said in a Justice Department release.Song, in her US visa application submitted in 2018, said her military service ended in 2011, which conflicted with FBI evidence pointing to her status as an active duty member of civilian cadres of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).The development comes amid worsening Chi