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Chinas plan to gather the best and brightest in science and technology Bradley A. Thayer and Lianchao Han, opinion contributors © Getty Images Chinas plan to gather the best and brightest in science and technology To overtake the United States in science and technology, China takes advantage of Americas openness and academic freedom to lure away Western-trained scientists and researchers. Although Chinas notorious Thousand Talents Program to recruit experts has gone undergrou...

Print this article A group of Republican senators called upon Attorney General Merrick Garland not to implement an “amnesty program” they say the Justice Department is considering implementing in the near future under which researchers at U.S. colleges and universities could disclose past foreign funding, including from China, without fear of prosecution. The news of potential amnesty for U.S. academics who have received foreign funding without properly reporting it comes a few years afte...

University of Alberta to Work With ‘All Levels of Government’ to Curtail Research Ties With China The University of Alberta says it’s willing to work with all levels of government after a report revealed that the university had been collaborating with China in critical research areas that could undermine Canada’s national security. “A consistent national response on security matters and international engagement is necessary and we are fully committed to working with all levels of gove...

China on campus: How the DOJ has battled nontraditional espionage Jerry Dunleavy © Provided by Washington Examiner U.S. national security officials are increasingly sounding the alarm about the economic challenge and national security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party, especially as the Chinese government’s Thousand Talents Program exploits the openness of academia in the United States to steal advanced research to increase China’s wealth and enhance its power. I...

About Zhejiang University Located in the historical and picturesque city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang University is a prestigious institution of higher education with a long history. Qiushi Academy, the predecessor of Zhejiang University, was founded in 1897 and was one of the earliest modern academies of higher learning established in China. Zhejiang University focuses on assiduous study and research, and science and technological innovation. It has launched a number of international high-end academi...

About Zhejiang University Located in the historical and picturesque city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang University is a prestigious institution of higher education with a long history. Qiushi Academy, the predecessor of Zhejiang University, was founded in 1897 and was one of the earliest modern academies of higher learning established in China. Zhejiang University focuses on assiduous study and research, and science and technological innovation. It has launched a number of international high-end academi...

Former Moffitt Cancer Center CEO Alan List lands new job at N.C. firm He left in 2019 amid controversy. Now, he’s chief medical officer of a North Carolina biotechnology company.     Alan List, former CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center who resigned amid controversy in 2019, has found a new job as chief medical officer of Precision BioSciences in North Carolina. [ Times (2019) ] Updated May 4 Dr. Alan List, who resigned in 2019 as the head of Moffitt Cancer Center over questions about China...

  TORONTO -- Activists, experts and policy makers are speaking out on what they describe as an ever-growing “influence” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Canadian business, academic and political circles. There has been mounting scrutiny on the CCP’s increased flexing of its intelligence muscles since the ascension of President Xi Jinping in 2013. Canada’s intelligence agencies have taken the rare step of naming China as a significant threat to the country’s sovereignty, wi...

In this Oct. 14, 2019 photo a truck with the Coca-Cola logo, behind left, maneuvers in a parking lot at a bottling plant in Needham, Mass. The Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, it’s laying off 2,200 workers, or ... more > By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times - Friday, April 23, 2021 A federal jury in Tennessee convicted a former Coca-Cola worker in a conspiracy to commit economic esp...

China, Russia ‘Primary Culprits’ in Conducting Espionage and Foreign Interference in Canada: Parliamentary Report COVID-19 research among top targets for espionage operations China and Russia continue to be the “primary culprits” when it comes to espionage and foreign interference that threaten Canada’s sovereignty, a committee that oversees national security and intelligence activities says in its annual report. “The threat from espionage and foreign interference is significant and...