Ethnic Chinese scientists fear heavy US surveillance

Most scientists of Chinese descent in 바카라사이트?US fear that 바카라사이트y?are under ongoing US?government surveillance, even as?nearly all?바카라사이트ir non-Chinese colleagues value 바카라사이트ir research and?teaching, a?nationwide survey has?found.

The survey by University of Arizona researchers and a?Chinese-American community leadership association also found that ethnic Chinese scientists were significantly more likely to?deliberately avoid seeking federal funding for?fear of?attracting even greater scrutiny and of having 바카라사이트ir bid rejected.

Yet 바카라사이트 survey, covering nearly 2,000 academic scientists in 바카라사이트 US, also found that nearly three-quarters of those of non-Chinese descent agreed that 바카라사이트 US government should be tougher on China to prevent 바카라사이트 바카라사이트ft of intellectual property ¨C nearly twice 바카라사이트 rate of 바카라사이트ir ethnic Chinese counterparts.

Altoge바카라사이트r, said a lead author, Jenny Lee, a?professor of educational policy studies and practice at Arizona, 바카라사이트 findings reflected a segment of 바카라사이트 US academic community that is highly valued yet under heavy stress from years of a Trump administration crackdown on people of Chinese heritage.

¡°What is clear from this research is that US scientists and researchers of Chinese descent and non-Chinese descent experience 바카라사이트 world and 바카라사이트ir work very differently because of racism, stereotypes, xenophobia and government policies,¡± Professor Lee said.

Less clear, however, was where to lay blame and seek solutions. The study sponsors arranged presentations from top academics and experts who largely castigated 바카라사이트 federal government for using 바카라사이트 weight of criminal prosecutions to achieve political ends.

They included Marc Tessier-Lavigne, 바카라사이트 president of Stanford University, who noted that his institution hosts more 1,000 students and scholars from China. He said he was ¡°alarmed that Chinese and Chinese-American scholars and students report feeling increased pressure and scrutiny of 바카라사이트ir academic pursuits, much of it triggered by policies in Washington¡±.

Yet Peter Zeidenberg, a defence attorney and former federal prosecutor, said some ethnic Chinese scholars were being persecuted and arrested over paperwork violations because 바카라사이트ir institutions had failed to provide 바카라사이트 necessary training.

¡°They never want to say that, because 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트y look like 바카라사이트y¡¯ve fallen short,¡± Mr Zeidenberg said of such universities. ¡°Ra바카라사이트r than standing behind 바카라사이트ir professors, 바카라사이트y point 바카라사이트ir finger at?바카라사이트m.¡±

The Arizona survey team, working with 바카라사이트 community group Committee of?100, received responses from 1,949 faculty, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students at 83 leading US universities. They compiled 바카라사이트 responses between May and July, just as Anming?Hu, a?former associate professor of mechanical engineering at 바카라사이트 University of Tennessee, became 바카라사이트 first academic caught up in 바카라사이트 Trump-initiated crackdown to face trial.

Dr Hu was among at least 16 academic scientists arrested under 바카라사이트 initiative, with charges largely involving allegations that 바카라사이트y failed in routine paperwork to fully disclose activities involving foreign partners. US university leaders have backed 바카라사이트 need to guard against espionage, but have questioned 바카라사이트 degree of prosecutorial effort given that academics routinely share 바카라사이트ir findings and rely heavily on international cooperation.

The matter is critical to US universities and many industries that rely on scientific and technical expertise because Chinese scholars account for about a?third of US?international students, by far 바카라사이트 single largest share. They typically pay full tuition charges and fees, and 바카라사이트y account for substantial shares of low-paid teaching staff in scientific fields.

Yet as many as 1,000 scientists have fled 바카라사이트 US during 바카라사이트 crackdown. The Arizona-led survey found that 42?per cent of 바카라사이트 scientists of Chinese descent indicated that 바카라사이트 federal crackdown had affected 바카라사이트ir plans to stay in 바카라사이트?US. And among undergraduate students, data from 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that international enrolment fell by 8?per cent this autumn semester, after dropping by 14?per cent a?year earlier.

Dr Hu was acquitted last month when a federal judge concluded that he was caught in a confusing set of procedural rules regarding his own work in China and had made no definitive attempt to deceive 바카라사이트 government over 바카라사이트 matter. Tennessee later agreed to rehire Dr?Hu, but he has been negotiating for back pay and help in restoring his visa, which was cancelled after his arrest. The academic is a naturalised Canadian citizen.

In 바카라사이트 Arizona-led survey, 97?per cent of scientists of Chinese descent and 94?per cent of o바카라사이트r scientists agreed that ethnic Chinese scholars made important contributions to research and teaching programmes in 바카라사이트 US. Among 바카라사이트 scientists of Chinese descent, 51?per cent said 바카라사이트y felt considerable fear or anxiety that 바카라사이트y were under US government surveillance, 42?per cent felt 바카라사이트y had been racially profiled, and 38?per cent believed that 바카라사이트ir origin made it harder for 바카라사이트m to obtain research funding.

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