University of Michigan researcher’s death draws scrutiny, diplomatic tension with China

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 527

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Chinese officials allege that “hostile questioning” by U.S. federal law enforcement preceded the death of a University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering research assistant on campus last month.

The researcher, Danhao Wang, died March 20 on campus — which Chinese state media has alleged was one day after he was investigated and questioned by law enforcement.

While the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education did not respond to requests from …

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