fredag 21. august 2026

America’s Scientific Elite Is Fueling China’s Military Machine

Scientists at U.S. institutions continue to co-author thousands of papers with Chinese military researchers and China’s defense-industrial base, despite growing efforts by the U.S. government to stop the loss of its innovation ecosystem to China, according to exclusive data obtained by Newsweek.

The collaborations include those with researchers at China’s nuclear weapons development complex and two elite groups of military-affiliated schools known as the "Seven Sons of National Defense" and the "Seven Sons of Ordnance Industry," as well as other People's Liberation Army institutions including medical ones and state-owned defense companies, the new data that tracks activity between January 2025 and the present shows.