By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 15 – Zhongsan Liu was indicted in 2019 for stealth recruitment in the US for the Chinese government. His trial began on March 15, and Inner City Press was there.
Liu was working for or through the "China Association for International Exchange of Personnel" or CAIEP.
On March 15 an Australian expert Alexander Joske told the jury that CAIEP is a Chinese government organ, though it (like many at the United Nations) calls itself a non governmental organization.
He also testified about SEFEA, the Chinese State Administration for Foreign Expert Affairs.
Lui's lawyer wanted to voir dire at least part of Joske's expertise. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Valerie E. Caproni said it could be done after the jurors left at 5 pm. She told the jurors, If there is any press, which I doubt there will be, don't read it.
The case is US v. Liu, 19-cr-804 (Caproni).
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