Zunyong Liu

Zunyong Liu

researcher China

Zunyong Liu, a researcher affiliated with a Chinese university, was charged alongside his girlfriend, Yunqing Jian, with smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen into the U.S. for research purposes at the University of Michigan.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.06%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
2,758,367
Power
47,732$
Sentiment
3.85
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
United States 6 3.67 0.19% +0% 331,002,651 629,083 $21,000,000 39,911$
United Kingdom 2 4.00 0.09% +0% 67,886,011 57,899 $2,700,000 2,303$
India 2 4.00 0.14% +0% 1,380,004,385 1,945,038 $2,900,000 4,087$
Denmark 1 5.00 0.07% +0% 5,792,202 4,342 $350,000 262$
Slovakia 1 3.00 0.07% +0% 5,459,642 3,755 $110,000 76$
Pakistan 1 3.00 0.05% +0% 220,892,331 100,406 $280,000 127$
Australia 1 5.00 0.07% +0% 25,499,884 17,845 $1,380,000 966$
Totals 14 2,036,537,106 2,758,368 $28,720,000 47,732$
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.

Recent Mentions

United States United States: Zunyong Liu, along with Yunqing Jian, was arrested and charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the U.S., false statements and visa fraud. 5

Fox News: Expert calls to sever US-China relations after toxic fungus smuggling arrest

Slovakia Slovakia: Zunyong Liu is the other Chinese scientist arrested alongside Yunqing Jian for smuggling a harmful fungus. 3

SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993: Atómová bomba chudobných. Svet ohrozujú aj huby, ktoré môžu nakaziť úrodu

United States United States: Zunyong Liu was charged with conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud the United States for bringing in the fungus Fusarium graminearum from China. 3

CNN: What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus 2 Chinese researchers are charged with smuggling into the US?

United States United States: Zunyong Liu allegedly assisted Yunqing Jian in smuggling the pathogen into the U.S. 3

Fox News: Chinese national smuggled dangerous 'agroterrorism' pathogen into U.S. : docs

Australia Australia: Zunyong Liu is accused of arriving in the US carrying bags of a harmful fungus. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald: US charges Chinese couple with fungus smuggling

United States United States: Liu is a researcher at Zhejiang University who attempted to smuggle biological samples into the United States. 5

CNN: Chinese fungus: Two Chinese researchers charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at University of Michigan lab

Denmark Denmark: Zunyong Liu is accused of smuggling a dangerous fungus into the USA for research purposes. 5

Politiken: USA anklager kinesere for indsmugling af farlig svamp