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The government threatened Professor Xi, a naturalized US citizen and world-renowned scientist, with 80 years in prison and $1 million in fines. He was placed on leave and suspended from his position as the interim chair of the Temple Physics Department. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 20, 2022

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In May 2015, FBI agents stormed into Temple University Professor Xiaoxing Xi’s home, arresting him at gunpoint in front of his wife and kids, and painting him as a spy for China. The charges were false and last week, we took the US government to court — again. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 20, 2022

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Professor Xi was subjected to DNA sampling, interrogation, and a strip search. His family’s home and personal belongings were searched from top to bottom. After four agonizing months, the charges were dropped. But the family’s trauma has continued. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 20, 2022