United States and China Renew Science Pact despite Rising Tensions
New agreement clarifies rules on data sharing and how to resolve disputes.
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How a Top Swiss University is Screening Chinese Students
ETH Zurich has revealed security screening measures it routinely carries out on some foreign students - provoking fear and anger.
The Trap of Securitizing Science
In response to China's rise, Western governments are acting to limit scientific collaboration but this may hurt science and the economy.
Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production
Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production
Frontier scientific discoveries increasingly rely on big-science research infrastructures. This study investigates the effects of one of China’s prominent big-science infrastructures on the country’s production of science.
Becoming Scientific-Environmental Citizens Through Citizen Science in China
Becoming Scientific-Environmental Citizens Through Citizen Science in China
This article advocates for a closer study of the forms of citizenship nurtured among individual participants in citizen science (CS) projects by highlighting some salient features of CS in China.
Inside China's Race to Lead the World in Nuclear Fusion
The country has ambitious plans for fusion power plants to provide clean, limitless energy. Can they be realized?
Chinese Export Rules Make Collaboration Riskier, Researchers Warned
As European universities weigh China collaborations in a darkening geopolitical environment, they also need to worry about whether Beijing's increasingly tough export control rules could deny Europeans access to jointly developed technology, a think tank has warned in a new analysis.
China's Big-Science Bet
With a view to increase its prestige and influence in global science, the country is investing heavily in major facilities.
China Considers Easing Immigration for International Scientists
The government of China is considering easing immigration channels for international scientists and researchers.
China-US Research Collaborations Are in Decline - This is Bad News for Everyone
China-US Research Collaborations Are in Decline - This is Bad News for Everyone
Scientists say that the drop in partnerships between the scientific powerhouses will hold back research on priorities such as global warming.
Europe Reviews Science Diplomacy Policy After Ukraine Invasion Shock
Europe Reviews Science Diplomacy Policy After Ukraine Invasion Shock
As Russian troops massed on the Ukrainian border in February 2022, waiting for a signal to invade from the Kremlin, scientific relations between Russia and Europe were looking healthy.
Putting China’s science surge in proper perspective
Reports of China’s rising scientific dominance over the US and West should be taken with a big grain of salt.
US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs
US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs
Legislation advancing in the Senate and House would restrict Chinese and Russian citizens from using national labs of the Department of Energy.
China's Top Science Institute Restructured to Focus on Research Frontiers
Chinese Academy of Sciences undergoes organisational overhaul as Beijing pushes original innovation in bid to become tech superpower.
Biden’s Science Adviser Explains the New Hard Line on China
Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, discusses Washington’s newly tough consensus on China.
Navigating China's New Protections for Life Science Patents
China's 2021 Patent Law brought significant changes to life sciences patent protection, including a patent linkage system akin to the US model...
Science Infrastructure Projects Become Travel Destinations in China
Mega infrastructure and science projects in China have become new popular destinations for tourists during the May Day holiday.The Wenchang Space Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, where China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe took off on Friday,
Xi Believes China Can Win a Scientific Revolution
Beijing's techno-nationalist policies are more geopolitical than economic.
The Unseen Cost: How U.S. Scrutiny of Chinese Researchers Threatens Scientific Collaboration
The Unseen Cost: How U.S. Scrutiny of Chinese Researchers Threatens Scientific Collaboration
Explore the complex landscape of scientific collaboration for Chinese researchers in the U.S. amidst heightened tensions and policy changes. Understand the impact on international collaboration and the future of scientific exchange.
Why It Would Be a Dangerous Folly to End US-China Science Pact
With renewal of the two countries' decades-long science pact still on hold, there is too much talk about the risks of collaboration - and too little about the benefits.
China Becomes Russia's Biggest Collaborator After War Decimates Science Ties with the West
China Becomes Russia's Biggest Collaborator After War Decimates Science Ties with the West
China has become Russia's biggest scientific collaborator following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, largely because ties to the west have dramatically shrunk since the war began.
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