Is Sino–American Scientific Collaboration a Thing of the Past?

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  • David S. Zweig The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Keywords:

FBI, reverse migration, research collaboration, high-end talent, China Initiative

Abstract

A laudatory component of Sino–US rapprochement after 1978 has been collaborative research. But China’s aggressive effort to benefit from its scientific diaspora, the cutting-edge technology that has gravitated to China from the United States, and America’s new perception of China as a “strategic competitor,” led the Trump administration to roll out the “China Initiative,” securitizing scientific collaboration. Despite a strong pushback from universities and Asian–American rights groups, this scientific cooperation remains at risk.

Author Biography

David S. Zweig, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

David S. Zweig is professor emeritus at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Email: sozweig@ust.hk

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Published

2021-10-11

How to Cite

Zweig, D. (2021). Is Sino–American Scientific Collaboration a Thing of the Past?. International Higher Education, (108), 5–7. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14437

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