Charges dismissed for University of Michigan Chinese researchers—but the political witch-hunt continues The US government whipped up claims of “agroterrorism” over the use of harmless, common lab research materials.

Charges dismissed for University of Michigan Chinese researchers—but the political witch-hunt continues. The US government whipped up claims of #agroterrorism over the use of harmless, common lab research materials.
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Surveying the Threat of Agroterrorism: Perspectives on Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense – Committee on Homeland Security

Today, September 16, the U.S. House of Representative 🇺🇸 held a hearing on #agroterrorism: “Surveying the Threat of Agroterrorism: Perspectives on Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense.”
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The Threat the USDA’s Farm Security Plan Doesn’t Name Farmers are battling domestic extremists while the USDA looks abroad.

Farmers are being stalked, doxxed, sabotaged and we’re still pretending this isn’t a threat?

Domestic extremism is hitting agriculture hard. The USDA’s plan? Focused overseas.

New on Substack: The risks we’re ignoring.

#Agroterrorism #CyberPhysical #FoodSecurity

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Did China Just Violate the Biological Warfare Convention? - Lieber Institute West Point The clandestine importation of a dangerous fungus could potentially violate the Biological Weapons Convention.

In early June, FBI arrested 2 Chinese nationals for conspiracy to smuggle a #fungus into the U.S., which is classified as an #agroterrorism weapon. James Kraska examines the Biological Weapons Convention and clandestine importation of a dangerous fungus. lieber.westpoint.edu/did-china-ju...

Interview with plant pathologist on witch-hunt of Chinese researchers at University of Michigan "It's Irresponsible to say these scientists were planning to commit agroterrorism.”

#Sinophobia #student #internationalstudent

Interview with plant pathologist on witch-hunt of Chinese researchers at #UniversityofMichigan

"It's Irresponsible to say these scientists were planning to commit #agroterrorism.”

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Third Chinese national accused of smuggling biological materials into Michigan Chengxuan Han, of the People's Republic of China, is charged with smuggling goods into the U.S. and making false statements.

Pretty frightening.

"Officials allege that Liu, who works at a Chinese university where he conducts research on the same pathogen, first lied but later admitted to smuggling Fusarium graminearum — a fungus classified by scientific literature as a potential agroterrorism weapon."

#agroterrorism

Two Chinese nationals are accused of sneaking a crop-killing fungus into the U.S.—a threat officials say could’ve harmed our food supply and economy. The case raises big questions about national security and global research. #nationalsecurity #agroterrorism #china #fungus #michigan

Chinese Nationals Arrested for Smuggling Crop Pathogen Into US - Farm Policy News Two Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly smuggling a pathogen into the U.S. that is known to be destructive to corn, wheat, rice and barley crops.

2/2 Federal prosecutors say the #pathogen is a potential #agroterrorism weapon, "but the pathogen, while a concern for the agricultural industry, is not necessarily among the most significant threats the industry faces, plant pathology experts" said.

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Chinese Nationals Charged with Smuggling Dangerous Crop Fungus into US, Raising Agroterrorism Concerns | AI News Brew <p>Two Chinese nationals have been charged with smuggling a dangerous crop-killing fungus into the United States, raising concerns about potential agroterrorism threats [1][2][4]. The FBI has describe...

Chinese Nationals Charged with Smuggling Dangerous Crop Fungus into US, Raising Agroterrorism Concerns
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#Agroterrorism #Biosecurity #NationalSecurity #CropThreat #FBIInvestigation #USChina #AgricultureAlert #FoodSafety #EconomicSecurity

2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling 'potential agroterrorism' fungus into US: DOJ Authorities said it was in connection with work at the University of Michigan.

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#China lashing out at #Trump by smuggling deadly fungus in an act of #AgroTerrorism trying to #Destroy #Crops & #Poison U.S.

2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism’ fungus into USA
#Agroterrorism #NationalSecurity #ChinaUSRelations
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Two Chinese nationals, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, have been charged for entering the U.S. with the dangerous pathogen Fusarium graminearum. The case raises biosecurity concerns and implications for agroterrorism amid national security fears.

#Agroterrorism #Biosecurity #USNationalSecurity

2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling 'potential agroterrorism' fungus into US: DOJ Two Chinese nationals charged with smuggling a fungus, classified as a potential agroterrorism weapo...

Two Chinese nationals charged with smuggling a fungus, classified as a potential agroterrorism weapon, into the US via Detroit. The fungus, Fusarium graminearum, was allegedly intended for research at the University of Michigan. #Agroterrorism #News

US Seeks Agroterrorism in Syria by Distributing Contaminated Seeds: Hasakah Governor - World news - Tasnim News Agency TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Governor of the Syrian city of Hasakah said that the US military had distributed large quantities of contaminated wheat seeds among Syrian farmers in the territories under the occupation of its forces and separatist militias.

(1/2) I only notice now this #allegation of #agroterrorism dating back to the end of 2021: Syria has claimed that the US military had distributed #wheat seeds contaminated with Anguina tritici (nematod) and Tilletia laevis (fungus) among Syrian farmers.

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#Agroterrorism: a less discussed yet potential threat to agronomy

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#Agroterrorism: a less discussed yet potential threat to agronomy

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#Agroterrorism: a less discussed yet potential threat to agronomy

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Interesting postcast in which @shawnsmallman discuss allegations that a strange case of #agroterrorism lay behind the introduction of the fungal #pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa that kills #cacao trees, which appeared in #Brazil’s northeast --> 🎙️

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Interesting postcast in which @shawnsmallman discuss allegations that a strange case of #agroterrorism lay behind the introduction of the fungal #pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa that kills #cacao trees, which appeared in #Brazil’s northeast --> 🎙️

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Interesting postcast in which @shawnsmallman discuss allegations that a strange case of #agroterrorism lay behind the introduction of the fungal #pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa that kills #cacao trees, which appeared in #Brazil’s northeast --> 🎙️

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Agroterrorism in Indian context 🇮🇳 --> history, risk analysis of deliberate attack on #Indian agriculture, and mitigation strategies @SibnarayanDatta @DRDO_India👁‍🗨 Reminder: extensive #agroterrorism horizon scanning available on

bit.ly/CAW-agterror publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/…

Agroterrorism in Indian context 🇮🇳 --> history, risk analysis of deliberate attack on #Indian agriculture, and mitigation strategies @SibnarayanDatta @DRDO_India👁‍🗨 Reminder: extensive #agroterrorism horizon scanning available on

bit.ly/CAW-agterror publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/…

Agroterrorism in Indian context 🇮🇳 --> history, risk analysis of deliberate attack on #Indian agriculture, and mitigation strategies @SibnarayanDatta @DRDO_India👁‍🗨 Reminder: extensive #agroterrorism horizon scanning available on

bit.ly/CAW-agterror publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/…

"Sewing terror: price dynamics of the strawberry needle crisis" --> analyses of the 2018 #Australian #strawberry #needle scare as a case study on the market impacts of #agroterrorism events

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"Sewing terror: price dynamics of the strawberry needle crisis" --> analyses of the 2018 #Australian #strawberry #needle scare as a case study on the market impacts of #agroterrorism events

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Focus of #EntomologicalWarfare. Poster presented by Serale et al. in the 4th International #CBRN Workshop (Rome, 8th November 2018) #Cropbiosecurity #Agroterrorism

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Agricultural research, or a new #bioweapon system? #Agroterrorism #DualUse "The @DARPA program may be widely perceived as an effort to develop biological agents (...), which - if true - would constitute a breach of the Biological Weapons Convention @BWCISU

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Insects as biological weapons @BioterBiodef: interesting short review paper on the use of insects as biological weapons against crops, animals and human beings #agroterrorism

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Federal (US) research & development for agricultural #biodefense (incl. #agroterrorism), by @daniel_gerstein

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Emergence of bio- & #agroterrorism in #Kenya

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