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National Science Foundation Bans Use of Its Funds for Work With Listed Chinese Research Institutions
The US National Science Foundation will no longer allow its grants to support collaborations with Chinese research institutions on restricted-party lists or their employees. The policy, posted last week, replaces case-by-case reviews with an outright ban.
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The United States National Science Foundation will no longer allow its funds to support collaborations with Chinese research institutions on US restricted-party lists or their employees, @SCMPNews reported. The agency posted a public notice on its website last week notifying researchers of the change.
The policy applies to entities the US government has determined warrant restrictions on national security and other foreign policy grounds, including Chinese universities and research institutions.
“It will protect taxpayer-funded research and innovation,” Moolenaar said in a statement. He added that prohibiting federal funding from being used to collaborate with Chinese entities that are national security risks or human rights abusers is straightforward and that all federal agencies should follow the lead of the Pentagon and NSF. The NSF was established by Congress in 1950.
The new rule replaces previous case-by-case approvals with a full ban on working with the listed entities and their employees.
