US colleges scale back China ties after Pentagon pressure
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U.S. universities are severing ties with Chinese universities after the U.S. Department of Defense demanded a review of research collaborations with overseas institutions. While the Department of Defense explains this measure is intended to prevent research results from falling into foreign hands, China has pushed back, arguing that the U.S. is blocking even normal academic exchanges. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 22nd …
US colleges scale back China ties after Pentagon pressure
Virginia Tech is accelerating the closure of a joint undergraduate programme with China’s Xidian University, bringing forward the end of a partnership that it had previously planned to keep running until 2029, according to a university spokesperson and a copy of an official letter reviewed by the South China Morning Post. This decision comes as the Pentagon’s push to tighten oversight of US universities’ research ties with China has led to more …
Virginia Tech will advance the closure of its joint program with Xidian University, which was originally to continue until 2029. The decision takes place in a context of increased federal scrutiny of the research links of U.S. universities with foreign institutions. South China Morning Post reported more than 80 completion-related actions at 30 universities.
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