Chinese student gets court date for security breach

Last hug for girlfriend turns into charge of defiant trespassing

NEW YORK: The Chinese doctoral student who breached security at the Newark Liberty International Airport in the United States will appear in the Newark municipal court on the morning of Jan 28, amid continued controversy over the incident, a court official told China Daily on Tuesday.

Jiang Haisong, 28, was arrested last Friday evening by US port authorities and released after hours of questioning. Jiang ducked a security barrier in the airport's terminal C on Jan 3 to bid farewell to his girlfriend after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guard stepped away from his post momentarily.