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Federal Agents Raid Chinese Professor's Home Amid Controversy

4/16/2025

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Federal agents stormed the homes of Xiaofeng Wang, a Chinese cybersecurity professor at Indiana University, over claims of hidden funding from China. His abrupt firing, without charges, has ignited fear among Asian academics. Critics decry this as a troubling sign of racial profiling and growing hostility towards Chinese scholars, especially during Trump's presidency.

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Federal agents stormed the homes of Xiaofeng Wang, a Chinese cybersecurity professor at Indiana University, over claims of hidden funding from China. His abrupt firing, without charges, has ignited fear among Asian academics. Critics decry this as a troubling sign of racial profiling and growing hostility towards Chinese scholars, especially during Trump's presidency.