Agroterrorism' arrest in US spurs calls to bring back China Initiative

FBI accuses 2 Chinese nationals of smuggling crop-killing fungus.

Federal authorities have charged two Chinese nationals with smuggling into the U.S. a fungus that could cause significant damage to crops of wheat, barley, maize and rice and has been described as a "potential agroterrorism weapon."

Tuesday's announcement has triggered calls here to revive the China Initiative, which was established by the U.S. Department of Justice in the first administration of President Donald Trump to combat industrial espionage.