Chinese fugitive taken into custody as US claims Houston consulate was a part of espionage network

Senior US government officials said Friday that a Chinese scientist who had been hiding in the country’s San Francisco consulate after accusations of visa fraud is now in US custody and charged that Beijing has been using its diplomatic outposts to run an espionage network that targets US businesses, universities and research centers to steal intellectual property.

Senior US government officials said Friday that a Chinese scientist who had been hiding in the country’s San Francisco consulate after accusations of visa fraud is now in US custody and charged that Beijing has been using its diplomatic outposts to run an espionage network that targets US businesses, universities and research centers to steal intellectual property.