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Another Chinese national arrested by FBI for smuggling goods into US on June 9. Identified as Chengxuan Han, the PhD student produced false statements about his shipment.&nbsp;In 2024 and 2025, Han sent four packages to the US from China containing concealed biological material. The parcels were addressed to individuals associated with a laboratory at the University of Michigan.&nbsp;In a statement US Attorney's Office said, “On June 8, Han arrived at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on a J1 visa. Customs and Border Protection officers conducted an inspection of Han, during which Han made false statements about the packages and the biological materials she had previously shipped to the United States. CBP officers also found that the content of Han’s electronic device had been deleted three days prior to her arrival in the United States.”&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/chinese-nationals-with-links-to-ccp-china-arrested-in-us-for-smuggling-biological-pathogen-fbi-director-kash-patel-calls-it-agroterrorism-1749001374673">Two Chinese nationals arrested for smuggling dangerous fungus into US, FBI Director calls it 'agroterrorism'</a>&nbsp;Further added, “Han admitted to sending the packages, admitted that the packages contained biological material related to round worms, and admitted to making false statements to the CBP officers during her inspection.”&nbsp;Kash Patel, FBI Director took to X, to write, “In a follow up interview with FBI and ICE HSI agents, Han admitted to sending the packages and lying about their contents.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Yesterday, <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDetroit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FBIDetroit</a> arrested a second Chinese national on charges of smuggling biological materials into the U.S. and lying to federal agents. This individual is Chengxuan Han, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China and a Ph.D. student in Wuhan, China. Han is the third… <a href="https://t.co/TE4tJgtJQi">pic.twitter.com/TE4tJgtJQi</a>&mdash; FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1932214047300079655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Attorney Jerome F Gorgon JR stated, “The alleged smuggling of biological materials by this alien from a science and technology university in Wuhan, China—to be used at a University of Michigan laboratory—is part of an alarming pattern that threatens our security. The American taxpayer should not be underwriting a PRC-based smuggling operation at one of our crucial public institutions.” &nbsp;&nbsp;“The FBI has zero tolerance for those who violate federal law and remains unwavering in our mission to protect the American people. The alleged smuggling of biological materials by Chengxuan Han is a direct threat to public safety and national security, and it severely compromises the integrity of our nation’s research institutions,” said Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office.&nbsp;This comes within a week after two other Chinese nationals were arrested. The couple accused admitted to smuggling 'Fusarium graminearum' into America — through the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Another Chinese national arrested by FBI for smuggling goods into US on June 9. Identified as Chengxuan Han, the PhD student produced false statements about his shipment.

Another Chinese national arrested by FBI for smuggling goods into US on June 9. Identified as Chengxuan Han, the PhD student produced false statements about his shipment. In 2024 and 2025, Han sent four packages to the US from China containing concealed biological material. The parcels were addressed to individuals associated with a laboratory at the University of Michigan. In a statement US Attorney's Office said, “On June 8, Han arrived at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on a J1 visa. Customs and Border Protection officers conducted an inspection of Han, during which Han made false statements about the packages and the biological materials she had previously shipped to the United States. CBP officers also found that the content of Han’s electronic device had been deleted three days prior to her arrival in the United States.” Also read: Two Chinese nationals arrested for smuggling dangerous fungus into US, FBI Director calls it 'agroterrorism' Further added, “Han admitted to sending the packages, admitted that the packages contained biological material related to round worms, and admitted to making false statements to the CBP officers during her inspection.” Kash Patel, FBI Director took to X, to write, “In a follow up interview with FBI and ICE HSI agents, Han admitted to sending the packages and lying about their contents.”

Another Chinese national arrested by FBI for smuggling goods into US on June 9. Identified as Chengxuan Han, the PhD student produced false statements about his shipment.

'Alien from Wuhan': Another Chinese national arrested for smuggling biological materials into US

The long-held belief of vegetarians being peace-loving, gentle, and kind-hearted idealists is just a myth and no longer holds true, says a new research.&nbsp;The findings of the study further suggest that vegetarians aren’t just interested in protecting the planet—they’re also eager to take charge of it.Vegetarians possess a stronger yearning to wield power than their meat-eating counterparts. They also value social status more and are less inclined to hold dear virtues like kindness and conformity.&nbsp;The variance in the attitude of meat eaters and non-meat eaters was relatively small, but Professor John Nezlek of SWPS University in Warsaw, who led the study, stresses that the findings are important since they dispute the outdated 1970s stereotype of vegetarians being gentle, tofu-eating pacifists.&nbsp;Rather, compared to their meat-eating counterparts, they were more inclined to embrace values traditionally associated with masculinity.&nbsp;“There’s this long association between meat and masculinity. It’s far more common for women to adopt vegetarianism than men, and there are three main reasons that people become vegetarians: health, the environment and animal welfare ethics,” said Nezlek. &nbsp;“When you pile all of that together, you might start to think that vegetarians would be more benevolent, a little less assertive, generally more ‘huggy’ people — but I found the complete opposite.”&nbsp;The study surveyed the values of over 3,500 adults from the United States and Poland, including around 800 vegetarians. Participants were shown brief profiles of fictional characters, accompanied by statements like, “Being very successful is important to him. He likes to impress other people.”&nbsp;When they were asked, “Do you see yourself in that person?”, they responded on a scale from one (they are not like me at all) to six (they are very much like me).In both the countries, the vegetarians were aligning themselves more with values linked to power, indicating the desire for control over people and resources. They also exhibited traits signifying higher levels of personal ambition and a stronger appetite for “excitement, novelty, and challenge in life”.&nbsp;In sharp contrast, meat eaters tended to prioritise values like benevolence (caring for loved ones), security (safety and societal stability), conformity (avoiding conflict), and tradition (honouring established norms).&nbsp;However, the study, published in the journal PLOS One, did not find a big variation in the personal values of vegetarians and meat eaters, and the average difference between them was just “small to moderate”.&nbsp;“These are small differences, but small effects can have large outcomes over time and accumulatively,” Nezlek said, while believing that the results reflect how vegetarians have historically felt like a “besieged minority” in Western societies.&nbsp;“If you look at it through that lens, it starts to make sense: to maintain a vegetarian diet, a certain psychological toughness might be required,” he said.

The vegetarians aligned themselves more with values linked to power, indicating the desire for control over people and resources. They also exhibited traits signifying higher levels of personal ambition and a stronger appetite for “excitement, novelty, and challenge in life”.

The long-held belief of vegetarians being peace-loving, gentle, and kind-hearted idealists is just a myth and no longer holds true, says a new research. The findings of the study further suggest that vegetarians aren’t just interested in protecting the planet—they’re also eager to take charge of it. Vegetarians possess a stronger yearning to wield power than their meat-eating counterparts. They also value social status more and are less inclined to hold dear virtues like kindness and conformity. The variance in the attitude of meat eaters and non-meat eaters was relatively small, but Professor John Nezlek of SWPS University in Warsaw, who led the study, stresses that the findings are important since they dispute the outdated 1970s stereotype of vegetarians being gentle, tofu-eating pacifists. Rather, compared to their meat-eating counterparts, they were more inclined to embrace values traditionally associated with masculinity. “There’s this long association between meat and masculinity. It’s far more common for women to adopt vegetarianism than men, and there are three main reasons that people become vegetarians: health, the environment and animal welfare ethics,” said Nezlek. “When you pile all of that together, you might start to think that vegetarians would be more benevolent, a little less assertive, generally more ‘huggy’ people — but I found the complete opposite.” The study surveyed the values of over 3,500 adults from the United States and Poland, including around 800 vegetarians. Participants were shown brief profiles of fictional characters, accompanied by statements like, “Being very successful is important to him. He likes to impress other people.” When they were asked, “Do you see yourself in that person?”, they responded on a scale from one (they are not like me at all) to six (they are very much like me). In both the countries, the vegetarians were aligning themselves more with values linked to power, indicating the desire for control over people and resources. They also exhibited traits signifying higher levels of personal ambition and a stronger appetite for “excitement, novelty, and challenge in life”. In sharp contrast, meat eaters tended to prioritise values like benevolence (caring for loved ones), security (safety and societal stability), conformity (avoiding conflict), and tradition (honouring established norms). However, the study, published in the journal PLOS One, did not find a big variation in the personal values of vegetarians and meat eaters, and the average difference between them was just “small to moderate”. “These are small differences, but small effects can have large outcomes over time and accumulatively,” Nezlek said, while believing that the results reflect how vegetarians have historically felt like a “besieged minority” in Western societies. “If you look at it through that lens, it starts to make sense: to maintain a vegetarian diet, a certain psychological toughness might be required,” he said.

The vegetarians aligned themselves more with values linked to power, indicating the desire for control over people and resources. They also exhibited traits signifying higher levels of personal ambition and a stronger appetite for “excitement, novelty, and challenge in life”.

Vegetarians have stronger desire to wield power than meat eaters, finds study. But why?

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