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Inside the Ring: Physicist Linked to China Program

A noted Chinese-born physicist and quantum scientist who died was linked to Beijing’s major program to corner the world market in key advanced technologies.

By Bill Gertz·
Inside the Ring: Physicist Linked to China Program

A noted Chinese-born physicist and Stanford University quantum scientist who died Dec. 1 was linked to Beijing’s major program to corner the world market in key advanced technologies.

Zhang Shoucheng, 55, died in an apparent suicide and had suffered from depression, according to his family.

However, his death came days after a Nov. 30 report by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer linking the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Danhua Capital, which Zhang founded and led, to China’s "Made in China 2025" technology dominance program.

Read the entire article at the Washington Times.