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Chinese University of Michigan researcher DIES after 'hostile questioning by feds'

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By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:25 EDT, 6 April 2026 | Updated: 14:42 EDT, 6 April 2026 A Chinese researcher at the University of Michigan took his own life after being subjected to 'hostile questioning' by federal agents, it is claimed. Danhao Wang, an assistant research scientist in the school's College of Engineering, died on March 20 after falling to his death on campus. Police said they are investigating his death as a 'possible act of self-harm', with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs claiming he took his own life after 'hostile questioning'. A statement, which did not name Wang,…

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