He knew he would lose US grants and access to labs if he was employed by the Chinese. But he wanted their money, so he lied to the US Govt systematically, and t

He knew he would lose US grants and access to labs if he was employed by the Chinese. But he wanted their money, so he lied to the US Govt systematically, and then directly when asked about it. Obviously this behaviour is absolutely mad, and until you meet one of these huge ego guys is seems unlikely, but so many of them have a huge sense of their own importance. One hopes that other prominent researchers will understand the lesson.