美国国家科学基金会禁止几乎所有与中国的研究合作

Agency drops attempt to mitigate risk in favor of outright prohibition on working with most Chinese research institutions JEFFREY MERVIS T he U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has de- cided to ban collaborations between every U.S. scientist it funds and nearly all Chinese research institutions and their employees. The new policy abandons NSF’s earlier attempt to balance the potential risks and benefits of such collaborations. But it puts the agency in step with actions taken earlier this year by the much larger Department of Defense (DOD) and with congressional Republicans, who assert that any interactions with China threaten national security. …