tirsdag 12. november 2024

Specter of China hovers over U.S. colleges

The leaves were turning red and orange at Georgia Institute of Technology on a recent afternoon, and students were studying for midterms. Yet within this quiet haven, a global conflict has raged. Georgia Tech, as the university is known, has been pulled into the geopolitical strife between the United States and China. A group of U.S. lawmakers say that Chinese officials have been trying to pilfer research from Georgia Tech and other American universities and use their resources to strengthen China’s military.
In a September report, Republican members of two separate committees in the House of Representatives said that Beijing has been benefiting from the U.S.-funded research done at Georgia Tech and other universities in this country.