What do you think of a Chinese-American doctoral student in Princeton who was arrested for espionage in Iran?

For the doctoral students of arts in North America, after passing the qualification examination and thesis opening in the second or third year, the third or fourth year is often the key time to collect information and establish the foundation of the thesis. Wang Xiyue is no exception. In his plan, he intends to complete the data collection in Iran and Russia from 20 16 to 17. For doctoral students in literature fields such as history and regional studies, the relevant information of the research object is the most important, and there are not a few people who have to change their topics because of lack of or inability to obtain information. The mistake made by Wang Xiyue is that he failed to pass the formal application of the relevant archives management institutions in Iran (he wrote an application letter, but did not reply), and the relevant institutions are willing to have someone help him for a fee. Due to lack of patience, he obtained these materials through private channels without Iranian official permission. Because the archives are difficult to read (including Persian and Turkic such as Azerbaijani), it is reasonable for him to keep electronic documents for future research. /kloc-How confidential was the information more than 0/00 years ago? In short, this move was taken as an excuse by the Iranians, or Wang himself fell into a trap set by the Iranians. Wang Xiyue is not a spy, but a victim of US-Iran relations. I just want to catch an American, that's all. In addition to reinterpreting western news as always, the information on the Internet in China also includes literary creation based on nationality and Wang Xiyue's previous work experience (such as the official WeChat account article in the high-vote answer). The statement that "China people are used to cheat the trust of foreign friends" can't be seen in any first-hand news reports. It can only be said that it is purely out of national pride.