The Trump administration has secretly launched an intensive vetting process for hundreds of foreign scientists brought into the United States from “countries of concern” like China, using visas procured with the help of the National Institutes of Health and other federal research agencies, officials told Just the News.
The review involving intelligence and security agencies began weeks ago over concerns prior administrations did not adequately vet the backgrounds of scientists or their ties to actors like China’s military or its Communist Party.
But the initiative has taken on additional urgency after three Chinese scientists were arrested in the last month trying to smuggle into America dangerous pathogens like fungi and roundworms capable of destroying crops.
An open door to scientific espionage
Officials told Just the News that as many as 1,000 scientists from countries of concern — a large number specifically from China — have been identified inside NIH alone, prompting a monstrous review by the agency’s intelligence security office.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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