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White House Considers Restricting Chinese Researchers Over Espionage Fears
Barriers intended to protect American technology could come at a high cost, including potential discrimination and threatening the substantial profits that American universities earn from foreign students, who often pay full tuition.
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The Trump administration, concerned about China's growing technological prowess, is considering strict measures to block Chinese citizens from performing sensitive research at American universities and research institutes over fears they may be acquiring intellectual secrets, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
The White House is discussing whether to limit the access of Chinese citizens to the United States, including restricting certain types of visas available to them and greatly expanding rules pertaining to Chinese researchers who work on projects with military or intelligence value at American companies and universities. The exact types of projects that would be subject to restrictions are unclear, but the measures could clamp down on collaboration in advanced materials, software, and other technologies at the heart of Beijing's plan to dominate cutting-edge technologies.
The potential curbs are part of a broad set of measures the administration says are necessary to combat a growing national security threat from China.
From The New York Times
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