16 Aug 2021
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Free the scientists! Beijing is tackling science micromanagement.
On Friday, the State Council published Opinions designed to reform the funding system for scientific research.
Some context: China's top leaders have been signaling impending R&D policy reform for several months. In a...
April 19, 2024
We just finished reading Beijing's new three-year plan to cultivate digital talents. The policy was jointly released on April 2 by a phalanx of regulators, including the human resource ministry (MoHRSS), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), and the… Read More »
April 19, 2024
The TikTok divestment bill might be passed sooner than expected. On Wednesday, media reported that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is planning on bundling a modified version of the bill into a vote on foreign aid for Taiwan, Ukraine,… Read More »
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TikTok just can't catch a break. On Wednesday, Politico reported that Chinese embassy representatives have held at least two meetings with US congressional staffers in which they lobbied against the TikTok divestment bill. Whoops: Outraged US policymakers have since pointed… Read More »