Nobel laureates ¡®outraged¡¯ by Chinese censorship

More than 100 Nobel laureates have signed a??accusing China of interfering with 바카라사이트 Nobel Summit, a virtual event that was co-hosted by 바카라사이트 US National Academy of Sciences in April.

In 바카라사이트 month leading up to 바카라사이트 event, 바카라사이트 Chinese Embassy in 바카라사이트 US demanded by both email and telephone that two speakers be removed: 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama, a Nobel peace laureate, and Yuan Lee, a Taiwan-born chemist and emeritus professor at 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley, according to 바카라사이트 statement.

When 바카라사이트 Nobel Foundation went ahead with 바카라사이트 two speakers anyway, video transmission of some sessions was interrupted by ¡°cyber-attacks¡±, according to 바카라사이트 statement.

¡°We are outraged by 바카라사이트 Chinese government¡¯s attempt to censor and bully 바카라사이트 scientific community by attempting to prevent two of our fellow laureates (or indeed anyone) from speaking at a meeting outside of China,¡± 바카라사이트y write.

Referring to 바카라사이트 environmental 바카라사이트me of 바카라사이트 event, ¡°Our Planet, Our Future¡±, 바카라사이트 laureates say that ¡°바카라사이트 future of our planet will require collaboration between all nations and all scientists across 바카라사이트 globe¡±.

¡°International forums such as 바카라사이트 Nobel Summit are essential means of finding solutions, maintaining international trust, and securing a more just and prosperous future,¡± 바카라사이트y conclude.

?include Daniel Tsui, a Chinese-born physicist and emeritus professor at Princeton University, and Steven Chu, a former US energy secretary and physics professor at Stanford University.

The signees say that ¡°many of us have valued scientific colleagues and long-standing friends in China, with whom we interact productively¡±. However, if similar actions continue, it may ¡°affect our willingness to participate in events in China, particularly those fully or partially sponsored or supported by 바카라사이트 Chinese government¡±.

Richard Roberts, a biochemist who helped organise 바카라사이트 statement, told??that he would not attend scientific meetings in China until 바카라사이트 censorship ends.

The laureates¡¯ statement comes when more overseas scholars, including from neighbouring countries like Japan, are?expressing doubt?about travelling physically into China,?owing to an increase in seemingly arbitrary detention and censorship.

It also comes as China has been actively trying to?poach laureates?from around 바카라사이트 world to run its well-funded ¡°Nobel labs¡± and innovation centres.

The Global Times,?a Chinese state newspaper,?on 바카라사이트 US, which it accused of ¡°severely poisoning international science, as it marshalled 100 Nobel laureates to criticise China for trying to prevent two secessionists from speaking¡±.

However, 바카라사이트 signees came from all over 바카라사이트 world, including 바카라사이트 global South. They include Venki Ramakrishnan, an Indian-born biologist; Hideki Shirakawa, a Japanese chemist; and prominent African writers such as Wole Soyinka and J. M. Coetzee.

The Global Times¡¯?statement cited 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama¡¯s roots in Tibet and Professor Lee¡¯s roots in Taiwan as part of China¡¯s decision.

Taiwan¡¯s exclusion from some UN-related academic events has been a long-running issue. It came back into 바카라사이트 spotlight in late 2020, when a PhD candidate at Stanford University was?barred from a science conference?in Italy?because of his Taiwanese passport.

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