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Police report deepens mystery of Chinese researcher's death after DHS interview

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A heavily redacted police report has intensified the mystery surrounding the death of Wang Danhao, a 31-year-old Chinese semiconductor researcher at the University of Michigan. Wang died by suicide shortly after a brief, voluntary interview with two Department of Homeland Security officers on March 18. Key details from the report concerning the interview and the agents involved have been mysteriously removed. AI

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Police report deepens mystery of Chinese researcher's death after DHS interview

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ling Xin ·

    US police report raises more questions about Chinese researcher Wang Danhao’s death

    A heavily redacted police report has deepened the mystery surrounding the death of a young Chinese semiconductor researcher at the University of Michigan, who took his own life soon after what US federal agents described as a routine and voluntary interview. On the cold morning o…

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