A researcher was sentenced for taking 61 rice germplasm resources out of the country without approval while on official business trip
Seeds are the "chips" of agriculture and are related to national food security. my country is a country with abundant germplasm resources, and rice and other crops have rich germplasm resources. For a long time, some countries have been stealing my country's agricultural germplasm resources through various channels, undermining China's national security and interests. At the same time, some personnel in domestic scientific research institutions have weak legal awareness and national security awareness. In order to achieve personal goals, they illegally carry China's germplasm resources out of the country, posing a serious threat to China's seed industry and food security. The relevant risks and hidden dangers cannot be ignored.
One year, Fu Moumou, a researcher at an agricultural research institute in my country, was sent by his unit to a foreign university as a visiting scholar. At the beginning of the visiting scholar, Fu Moumou did not have any specific research projects. Seeing that there were many advanced equipment in the laboratory, Fu Moumou felt that it was a bit wasteful, and unconsciously had an idea, why not bring some domestic scientific research projects here and use the advanced equipment here to do experiments? If some new results are studied, it can not only help him complete his scientific research tasks, but also show off in front of his peers.
Fu Moumou, who was really satisfied with his idea, immediately told his mentor, Song Moumou, a rice expert and professor in the research room of the university's Department of Agriculture. What Fu did not expect was that his mentor also agreed with his idea and hoped that Fu could bring more wild rice germplasm resources from China. Seeing that with the support of his mentor, his wish would soon come true, Fu agreed excitedly.
Fu knew that domestic rice seeds could not be taken out of the country privately, but for the sake of his so-called scientific research results, he frequently traveled between the two countries for a period of time thereafter. Without approval, he took 61 batches of rice germplasm resources from my country out of the country in 4 batches in 3 times and provided them to his mentor Song and other foreign research institution personnel. Fu obtained germplasm resources in various ways, but they were all deceptive. For example, he applied for research in China through formal approval procedures, then collected and retained the remaining seeds without authorization, collected them privately in the laboratory fields of the unit, or asked for them from people related to domestic agricultural research institutes and agricultural colleges in the name of scientific research. When the person related emphasized that the wild germplasm resources provided could not be passed on and could only be used for domestic scientific research, Fu agreed.
Seed industry security is related to national security, and special germplasm resources are strictly protected by the state. The 61 germplasm resources provided by Fu to foreign research institutions have important scientific research and production value. One of them is a wild rice resource, which is a rare resource unique to my country. According to relevant regulations, it is strictly forbidden to provide it abroad. Once the germplasm resources illegally provided by Fu are used by foreign research institutions for rice genetic breeding research, it will have an adverse impact and potential hidden dangers on the development of my country's seed industry and intellectual property protection.
In the end, the People's Court sentenced Fu to two years in prison and deprived him of political rights for one year for the crime of illegally providing intelligence abroad. Fu paid the price for his foolish behavior.
