Here’s why that spells bad news for Washington.

Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States::Here’s why that spells bad news for Washington.

  • @cydEnglish
    25•1 year ago

    Well, they’re definitely not trusted in the US. Many perceive it as a matter of safety for themselves and their families. The perception is that if you’re Chinese, no matter how naturalized, the most innocuous misstep will make the US government come down on you like a ton of bricks.

    And it’s not exactly a wrong perception; news about spurious prosecutions of Chinese and Chinese-American scientists have been circulating very widely in the scientific community. One can easily see how going back to China is viewed as the lesser of two evils.

    • @betterdeadthanredditEnglish
      6•1 year ago

      IP theft isn’t exactly an “innocuous misstep”, it costs us about half a trillion dollars per year. Maybe not doing that would help.

        • @betterdeadthanredditEnglish
          -3•1 year ago

          A rare case when you hear hoof beats and find a zebra. Sucks to be that guy but I’m not going to lose sleep over it, our law enforcement and intelligence agencies are doing what they should.

          • @cydEnglish
            1•1 year ago

            It ain’t rare, but the vast majority of cases don’t get known outside the scientific community, just as there’s a much larger number of police abuse incidents against black people for each George Floyd.

            Anyway, the point is that there are legit reasons Chinese American scientists feel compelled to leave, that’s all. For them, it’s not simply a matter of “if you haven’t done anything wrong you don’t have anything to worry about”.