US set to impose limits on China’s Thousand Talents programme

Universities see room for reasonable new legal restraints on foreign-funded scientists but fear overreach as final deal comes into shape

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December 20, 2021

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December 20, 2021

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Coast Guards set up "water barriers" to restrict access under bridges near the Tampa Bay to illustrate US set to impose limits on China’s Thousand Talents programme

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