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

  • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    On the one hand I understand, on the other, having worked there, it seems insane.

    It’s like volunteering to go back to prison, work is much harder, society is harder, the government is somewhere between apathetic to cruel and the office politics is unimaginable.

    Also my understanding is that Chinese who go back are never fully trusted again.

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      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.

    • Beliriel@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s a them problem now. If they think they have it better in China … lol … let them leave. They can eat bitterness and see how it tastes.
      Also if they start to think critically they will take themselves out. And the spying fiascos China produced over the years doesn’t help.