Part Two: The Man In The Box

The article discusses Lionel Ni, who is a naturalized US citizen and owns a 25% share in Interstellar (Hangzhou) Network Technology Co. since 2001. The article questions if Ni's personal businesses were funded by university research money and if that money made its way to Eugene Yu and his company’s development. Ni moved from Michigan State University to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2002, where he worked in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, held senior leadership positions, and was funded by Microsoft Research Asia and the Ministry of Education. The article raises concerns about the intermingling of Ni's personal businesses with his academic work and his close ties to the Chinese government.