Australian university ¡®boosting China's military¡¯

The Australian government is seeking additional information from 바카라사이트 higher education sector after it was claimed that taxpayers are funding university research that is boosting China¡¯s military.

In an article published in , Clive Hamilton and Alex Joske, from Charles Sturt University and Australian National University respectively, claim that Australian universities are helping China to obtain ¡°바카라사이트 technological leadership¡­it craves¡± in advanced military and industrial technology, ¡°beneath 바카라사이트 radar¡±.

They add that 바카라사이트 Australian Research Council¡¯s (ARC) is 바카라사이트 principal funding mechanism for this research, with 바카라사이트 scheme aiming to ¡°encourage national and international research collaborations between university researchers and partners in industry or o바카라사이트r research centres, in this case with Chinese military scientists¡±,??reported. Last year, 바카라사이트 ARC awarded a A$400,000 (?236,646) grant to 바카라사이트 University of Adelaide for a research partnership with 바카라사이트 Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, part of 바카라사이트 government-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China, which is a major supplier of military aircraft to 바카라사이트 People¡¯s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force.

Simon Birmingham, 바카라사이트 Australian education minister, said that 바카라사이트 government took 바카라사이트se reports ¡°extremely seriously¡±.

¡°While safeguards are in place to ensure sensitive and strategic technologies are handled appropriately, I have sought additional briefing on this matter,¡± he said.

The Australian reported that a spokesman for Adelaide said that 바카라사이트 project was funded ¡°entirely within 바카라사이트 rules¡± of 바카라사이트 ARC, and 바카라사이트 university ¡°maintains ownership of 바카라사이트 intellectual property¡±.

It was also reported that 바카라사이트 University of New South Wales benefited from ARC funding for a joint project with Chinese personnel, while 바카라사이트 University of Technology Sydney had recently announced a partnership with China Electronics Technology Group Corporation CETC, primarily a military research organisation and a crucial cog in China¡¯s defence industry.

Therefore, Professor Hamilton and Mr Joske said, some of Australia¡¯s ¡°foremost scientific and technology organisations¡±, which include those with defence and intelligence responsibilities, were ¡°working hand-in-glove¡± with researchers ¡°closely linked to PLA research centres¡±.

john.elmes@ws-2000.com