Australia and the United States have taken tough measures to counter technology theft and economic espionage from China. But prominent scientists are warning some of the measures are 'killing the sector', and Beijing is taking advantage of it.
In February 2022,However, the chilling effect of the program had already spread through the Chinese-American scientist community.launched by Asian American Scholar Forum showed that in 2021, at least 1,400 US-trained Chinese scientists had switched their affiliation from American institutions to Chinese ones.
"There is this feeling and sentiment that no matter how long you stay in the country, no matter how much you contribute, that somehow you are not going to be treated in the same way that other Americans are going to be treated, that you're going to be subjected to a higher level of scrutiny," she said.She has also found young researchers were turning away from America due to concerns about political scrutiny.
But the Australian university sector, which heavily relies on funding from Chinese international students, has faced questions about foreign interference. In response to growing concerns, the federal government implemented two new laws to counter foreign influence and interference in 2018. Mr Hogeveen said academic institutions and small-to-medium-sized businesses had also been reassessing their linkages and intellectual openness with China in recent years.
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