Event Brief
Biologist Xu Xianzhong returns to China after US arrests
Filed: May 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Summary: Biologist Xu Xianzhong returned to China and joined SMART in Shenzhen as a senior investigator.
WHO: Xu Xianzhong
WHAT: Xu joined Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) as a senior investigator.
WHEN: May 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
WHERE: Shenzhen, China
WHY: He returned after four researchers in his University of Michigan lab were accused by the United States of biological material smuggling.
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