The FBI targeted an Canadian scientist of Chinese origin and his family members because he declined to spy on China for them.[0,1] After he declined to spy on

The FBI targeted an Canadian scientist of Chinese origin and his family members because he declined to spy on China for them.[0,1] After he declined to spy on China, the FBI accused him of being a Chinese spy. The accusations turned out to be completely spurious, and the FBI agent involved was found to have knowingly spread lies about the scientist. But before his name was cleared, he was fired by his university, and the FBI made all sorts of public declarations that he was a spy. 0. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/06/27/1027350/anming-hu-china-initiative-research-espionage-spying/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/06/27/1027350/anming-h... 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Anming_Hu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Anming_Hu