2 Chinese Nationals Charged with Smuggling Toxic Fungus Into the USA
Agro-terrorism has the potential to wipe out a good portion of a food chain ! Addendum - 10Jun25 Luna and Gaetz interview on this topic
Our comment on the reporter: Not the sharpest knife on the table. This incident occurred under the Biden administration, they basically did nothing about it, but now he’s fingering Trump. Really? As Biden heavily favors China, I am quite sure it was not something shared or even buried during the transition process. After all, China gave him most of his wealth.
Two citizens of China, Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, were charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods into the U.S., as well as making false statements and visa fraud.
Two Chinese nationals are accused of smuggling a dangerous pathogen into the United States and officials say the substance is a fungus that experts say could be used to threaten food crops if it spread.
Rupen Taran Investigators say this fungus could be used in agro terrorism It wipes out crops and sickens people and animals.
It's certain what these Chinese scientists intended to do.
33-year-old Eusin Xien is a scientist and student from China working as a post-doctoral research fellow in a lab at the University of Michigan.
On Tuesday, 10 June 2025, she found herself inside a federal court charged with conspiracy smuggling, and making false statements.
Allegedly, her boyfriend, 34-year-old Jang Yonglu, also a scientist from China, was caught at the Detroit Metro Airport smuggling a dangerous fungus into the country.
The fungus has been identified as fusarium graminearum - it attacks barley, corn, and wheat, and could be used for purposes of agro-terrorism.
According to a complaint filed in July 2024, CBP (Customs and Border Patrol) found a wad of tissues in a pocket in Lou's backpack.
Investigators say the tissues concealed a note in Chinese a round piece of filter paper with a series of circles drawn on it and 5 clear plastic baggies with small clumps of reddish plant material inside.
Investigators say Lou lied about the materials before admitting he was smuggling them in to do research at the lab where his girlfriend was working at the University of Michigan.
Investigators say Lou's iPhone contained an article titled “2018 Plant Pathogen Warfare Under Changing Climate Conditions” - you can view and download this article in our online library…
They also uncovered messages between the 2 conspiring to bring pathogens into the United States.
He was denied entry and sent back; it's believed he's currently back in China.
His girlfriend Jian is still here now facing serious charges.
Conspiracy to commit an offense or defraud the United States and smuggling goods into the United States
According to the complaint, investigators say they found evidence that GN smuggled biological materials into the United States before this and that she is loyal to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which they say helped finance her studies and research.
The government is seeking detention here because they say she's a flight risk.
The University of Michigan issued a statement condemning any actions that seek to cause harm or threaten national security.
The university says it has received no funding from the Chinese government concerning research conducted by the accused.
About Fusarium
src: ScienceDirect (links in this section open to ScienceDirect)
Fusarium species are filamentous fungi commonly found in the environment, particularly in soil, on plants, and in water systems, and can cause a spectrum of diseases in humans ranging from superficial, invasive, and disseminated infections via inhalation, ingestion, or direct inoculation.
Although Fusarium research over the past 100 years has advanced our understanding of this important group of fungi, many aspects of its biology still need to be addressed.
The traditional classification of Fusarium has been based exclusively on morphology - the study of the size, shape, and structure of animals, plants, and microorganisms.
However, this system of classification has been controversial for many years because it has resulted in the description of markedly different numbers of sections and species by different taxonomists (Matuo 1980; Aoki 1998).
In addition, morphological plasticity and the general paucity of morphological characters have made the delineation of some Fusarium species difficult and have resulted in species that consist of strains with markedly different physiological characters, such as host-plant specificity.
Highlights
Fusarium is one of the most important agronomic phytopathogenic genera.
The most studied Fusarium species are F. graminearum, F. oxysporum, and F. verticillioides.
The thirty-seven confirmed virulence factors for the Fusarium genus include proteins and phytotoxins.
The trichothecenes are the most important toxins reported as virulence factors.
For a thorough read on this fungus…
This Is Not the First Time Either
The number of Chinese Nationals who crossed our border rose 1000% - thanks for nothing Joe and Democrats. So far, they have not discovered anything that could result in a form of terrorism. So far…
Addendum
10 June 2025 - Anna Paulina Luna sounds alarm on Chinese nationals charged with smuggling an agroterrorism agent into the United States in an interview with Matt Gaetz