Field Information Report — pp. 35–38

~UNCLASSIFIED//LES ▮ a a ca) Subject Last Name: First Name: Birth Date: f Birth Country: China (CN/CHN) Citizenship: China (CN/CHN) Gender: Male (M) Examination Details UNCLASSIFIED//LES — ▮ Subject was encountered at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as an inbound passenger on Delta Airlines flight #43 from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airpor ▮ WSs he subject had been previously encountered by CBP in June of 2021 in Detroit as an outbound passenger destined for Shanghai, China ▮ The subject said he was returning Minnesota after spendingfJ months in ▮ China. The subject said he is a full-time faculty membqUniversity here is a medical science professor. A baggage exam was conducted with negative results, buy copies of some documents found in the subject’s luggage were taken. The documents were in English and Chinese languages. The English language notes referenced medical science with a specific focus on studies related to SARS-CoV-2, commonly known as Covid-19. The subject was interviewed by ▮ The subject said he is a faculty member a{MUniversity and is a professor of medical science. The subject said he does not have employment in the United States and spends his time in the United States when the university is on break. The subject said he previously worked for ty as a research fellow from 2012 to 2019 and then began work wit University in 2019. iy ▮ ▮ [redacted] ▮ The subject said he does not want to naturalize and become a United States citizen because it is more convenient for him to maintain his employment with the university in China. The subject also added that he is reluctant to become a citizen because his father holds traditional values and does not approve of him becoming a citizen. ▮ eeee—Ci ▮ 06/21/2021 Incident Report# ▮ : i eeeeeee—C“‘“ESC ▮ es es ▮ ▮ [redacted] ▮ O06 /21/2021 Mr. ▮ (DOB: ES» «Chinese PP: I, ▮ arrived at the Detroit Metro Airport McNamara Terminal to board DL 283 outbound destined to China xy ▮ Inspection was conducted by i! ▮ due to being match i’ ▮ brought into CBP Federal Inspection Area for inspection. Baggage examination revealed a box with 132 vials which were identifica to likely being chambers of Drosophila sp. (a species of fly) eggs, larvae, or adults. Drosophila, commonly used model organisms to study a variety of biological research hypothesis. The 132 vials were secured within the shipping box and detained on I pending results of 9's outbound inspection 9 was interviewed in the jetway by x who identified themselves as CBP officers ▮ stated he is an ▮ and returning to China for months after being present in the United States ▮ months. ▮ provided address ▮ [redacted] ▮ stated he has U.S. phone number ▮ and Chinese number 3. ▮ also provided phone number. ▮ was asked about employment and said he was a teacher. When asked what kind he stated a life sciences professor. 9 then specified more so saying he's a professor of genetics and has a PhO said he does no lab work and has no biologicals in his possession ▮ said that he was going to China to work. ▮ said he has a teaching position in China at Zhengzhou UniversityJjj was asked about U.S. employment and said he work their biochemistry department under Professor ▮ ▮ stated he has no biologicals in his carry-on or checked baggage was notified that lying or misrepresenting to CBP officers may be illegal and asked again stating he has no biologicals or other materials from a lab in his checked or carry-on bagqjj was asked about any issues with CBP in the past and stated none. ▮ was asked about any issues with CBP In Detroit Metro Airport in the Past x . ▮ stated that he had an issue because he brought biologicals once around November 2018. fj stated a “colleague” Yusen Zhou asked him as a favor to bring items to a guy named iy whose at the Universit . ▮ was asked to describe his colleague relationship with Yusen Zhou). ▮ immediately backtracked the phrase colleague and identified Yusen Zhou as a friend and said they do not work together was asked where Yusen works and said he has since passed away a year ago but worked at Beijing Institute of Biotechnology. A said they know each other through collaboration. When asked about their collaboration he said not a formal collaboration just knowing each other and being friends was asked to describe their informal collaboration and said they were working on a project for immune system to fight viruses. 9 further described it by saying it was research on nano biotechnology for gene therapy in relation to cancer. fj was asked how many occasions he visited Yusen's OfficeM™j appeared very uncomfortable and was saying he never visited and it was all just information discussion but eventually stated he went there twice.J#™j was asked if Beijing Institute of Biotechnology was part of a larger university. ▮ said no it was just an institute but then stated it's like a government institute. ▮ was asked if it's a People's Liberation Army Institute and said nofj was asked which location he visited in Beijing (Haidian or Fengtai) and said it's in Fengtaifj was asked if it was correct that Beijing Institute of Biotechnology was part of the PLAs Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS) and said it probably was 9M was asked to describe the length of time for their collaboration and said between January 2619 to June 282@ when Yusen passed awaygi] was asked to identify Yusen's colleagues and said there was a person name) ▮ was asked about xy ▮ 20 said no way she's very famous.§jjj was confronted about attempting to conceal his ties to the ▮ and notified CBP had already located biologicals in his checked baggage and asked to describe what was in his possession[Mj stated he has about 100 vials of fruit flies in his checked bag and said he did not declare because he was not sure he was allowed to transport through the border ▮ was asked why he didn't obtain a customs broker and said it's just to much work and said the vials are very important to him was asked how he obtained the vials and said from who he later identified @ iy University. ▮ stated the flies are for genetics and cancer research (i University. B® said they are expensive, not easily obtainable in China ▮ said thi