Chinese Student Faces Charges for Military Base Photos

0:00On April 21st, a 21-year-old college student from China named Tianrui Liang faces federal charges for photographing US military aircraft at Offered Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska. He snapped pics of a reconnaissance plane and an emergency command aircraft known as the Night Watch from a public road during a cross-country drive. Last month, Liang got arrested on April 7th at a New York airport while trying to fly back to school in Glasgow, Scotland. According to the FBI, he admitted knowing it was against the rules to capture images of planes on the ground, even though sky shots might be fair. Game. He claimed the photos were just for his personal collection, his lawyer declined to comment, and Liang hasn't shown up in federal court in Omaha yet. This road trip started when he flew into Vancouver, crossed into Washington State, then hit Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, solo, with plans. For Tinker in Oklahoma, too. Other incidents keep surfacing with other Chinese students near US military spots.

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