A scientist advising America’s drinking-water system had been recruited by the Chinese Communist Party.
Chinese records say he was serving the U.S. EPA and Beijing’s water program “simultaneously.”
His name is Yuefeng Xie.
Chinese records say he was serving the U.S. EPA and Beijing’s water program “simultaneously.”
His name is Yuefeng Xie.
Xie was recruited through Thousand Talents—a CCP program for bringing overseas scientists and their expertise into China.
He became a Tsinghua professor and adviser to China’s housing ministry.
EPA then gave him a seat advising America’s national drinking-water standards.
He became a Tsinghua professor and adviser to China’s housing ministry.
EPA then gave him a seat advising America’s national drinking-water standards.
During Xie’s EPA term, he was listed under both Penn State and Tsinghua on a paper modeling Houston’s real water network with restricted, nonpublic data:
43 reservoirs
60 tanks
127 valves
160 pumps
5,607 pipes
The U.S. project received $500,000 from NSF.
43 reservoirs
60 tanks
127 valves
160 pumps
5,607 pipes
The U.S. project received $500,000 from NSF.
I uncovered the paper trail connecting his CCP recruitment, EPA role and the restricted Houston water project:
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