Attorney: Moffitt has made a “very irresponsible decision”—Thomas Sellers “never was a participant” in China’s Thousand Talents Program

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Contrary to declarations by Moffitt Cancer Center, Thomas Sellers, the institution’s ousted director, was not involved in the Thousand Talents program sponsored by the People’s Republic of China, said a Florida attorney who represents Sellers in preparing a lawsuit against the cancer center.

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Matthew Bin Han Ong
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