Bo Mao, a computer science professor at Xiamen University in China and a visiting professor at the University of Texas, pleaded guilty to a single count of making a false statement. Photo: Xiamen University Bo Mao, a computer science professor at Xiamen University in China and a visiting professor at the University of Texas, pleaded guilty to a single count of making a false statement. Photo: Xiamen University
Bo Mao, a computer science professor at Xiamen University in China and a visiting professor at the University of Texas, pleaded guilty to a single count of making a false statement. Photo: Xiamen University
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Huawei theft case: Chinese professor Bo Mao, despite no remorse, to return home from US after guilty plea

  • The academic had been accused of stealing American technology for the telecoms firm
  • Mao was sentenced to time served for lying to the FBI after a more serious wire conspiracy charge was dropped

Topic |   US-China tech war
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Updated: 11:30pm, 15 Dec, 2020

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Bo Mao, a computer science professor at Xiamen University in China and a visiting professor at the University of Texas, pleaded guilty to a single count of making a false statement. Photo: Xiamen University Bo Mao, a computer science professor at Xiamen University in China and a visiting professor at the University of Texas, pleaded guilty to a single count of making a false statement. Photo: Xiamen University
Bo Mao, a computer science professor at Xiamen University in China and a visiting professor at the University of Texas, pleaded guilty to a single count of making a false statement. Photo: Xiamen University
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