Two Chinese nationals have been charged with conspiracy and smuggling after one allegedly brought a dangerous, toxic fungus into the United States last year, according to the FBI. The fungus, Fusarium graminearum, is considered a potential "agro-terrorism weapon" because it can devastate food supplies by infecting wheat, barley, maize, and rice—and also sicken livestock and people.

Federal authorities say Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, who are Chinese citizens, conspired to bring the fungus to a University of Michigan lab, which does not have federal permits to handle it.

Jian, who worked at the lab, was arrested and remains in custody pending a bond hearing. According to the complaint filed against her, Jian had received funding from the communist regime for her work on this pat

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