00:00A Chinese-American scholar from Academia Sinica was named in the latest files related to convicted
00:06child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Documents released by the U.S. Justice Department show
00:11longtime Harvard professor Xin Tong Yao had extensive contact with Epstein beginning in 2016.
00:18Emails revealed the two discussed plans to establish a Boston-area branch of China's
00:23Tsinghua University. Yao also connected Epstein with Hong Kong Tycoon and Harvard megadowner
00:29Gerald L. Chang as a potential financier. Harvard has said it cut ties with Epstein after his 2008
00:35conviction, yet the documents show that several professors, including Yao, continue to interact
00:40with him. Yao previously said he was unaware of Epstein's background and has not commented on the
00:46latest files.
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