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US Scrutiny of Chinese-American Scientists and China-Linked Research
A US congressional committee has detailed investigations into Chinese-American scientists over alleged China ties, alongside a push by a Republican lawmaker to have the Pentagon blacklist dozens of Chinese universities and tech labs — part of broadening US scrutiny of China-linked academic research.
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## Overview
A US congressional committee has released details of investigations into dozens of researchers, many of them Chinese-American, examining alleged links to China, as part of broader scrutiny of academia over foreign research ties (SCMP, October 16).
## Key Developments
- Documents running to hundreds of pages were released alongside a report by the House Select Committee on China titled "How to Stop China's Theft of Taxpayer-Funded Research" (SCMP, October 16).
- The report pushes back against arguments from universities and academic groups that tighter restrictions on China-linked research could harm scientific collaboration (SCMP, October 16).
- Separately, a Republican lawmaker has requested the Pentagon blacklist 58 Chinese universities and 62 technology labs, some linked to Nvidia, as national security threats, a move Beijing calls "Cold War-style overreach" (SCMP, October 16).
## Why It Matters
This scrutiny reflects an intensifying US effort to curb perceived Chinese espionage and technology transfer risks in academia, with significant implications for US-China scientific collaboration, Chinese-American researchers' careers, and university research funding and policy.