There is still room for Chinese science to grow
South Korea and Singapore, which are part of China-backed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), have emerged as the most active countries in collaboration between China and BRI countries, a US-based researcher said. “It’s not like…Chinese Communist Party is saying to Chinese researchers that they must collaborate with these countries,” Jenny Lee, a science policy researcher at the University of Arizona in Tucson, said.
The bill that passed the House is on the fast track
US Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, who played a key role in introducing the original TikTok legislation, said that the bill “isn’t a ban, it’s about a divestment.” She added, “Byte Dance is a company that owns TikTok and is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. But after the version in the foreign aid package was released, she said she supported the legislation.”