Charles Lieber: Harvard professor guilty of hiding ties to Chinese programme

A Harvard University professor has been convicted of hiding ties to a China-run recruitment programme.

Charles Lieber was found guilty of making false statements to authorities, filing false tax returns and failing to report a Chinese bank account. His sentencing date is yet to be decided.

The 62-year-old was charged in 2020 as part of a US campaign to counter economic espionage from China.

However, some critics say this campaign harms academic research.

Prosecutors in Boston said Lieber knowingly hid his involvement in China's "Thousand Talents Plan", which aims to...