The US is seeking a six-month extension to a decades-old science and technology agreement with China so that it can undergo negotiations with Beijing to “strengthen” the pact, the state department has said.

The landmark deal, signed when Beijing and Washington established diplomatic ties in 1979 and renewed about every five years since, has led to the geopolitical rivals cooperating across a range of scientific and technical fields.

  • @MataVatnik
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    31 year ago

    This is strange, considering China already has a policy of embedding and recruiting scientist for siphoning away scientific research.