In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry. More than three decades later, he had a prestigious professorship in California and was conducting promising research on Parkinson s disease. But now Fu is doing his research at a Chinese university. His American career was derailed as U.S.-China relations unraveled, putting his collaborations with a Chinese university under scrutiny. He ended up resigning. Beginning in 1978, U.S.-China academic cooperation expanded for decades, largely insulated from the fluctuations in relations between the two countries. Today, it s in decline, with Washington viewing Beijing as a strategic rival and there are growing fears about Chinese spying.
In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry. More than three decades later, he had a prestigious professorship in California and was conducting promising research on Parkinson s disease. But now Fu is doing his research at a Chinese university. His American career was derailed as U.S.-China relations unraveled, putting his collaborations with a Chinese university under scrutiny. He ended up resigning. Beginning in 1978, U.S.-China academic cooperation expanded for decades, largely insulated from the fluctuations in relations between the two countries. Today, it s in decline, with Washington viewing Beijing as a strategic rival and there are growing fears about Chinese spying.
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American colleges have educated millions of Chinese students over the past four decades. Many of those students have stayed in the United States and become top researchers and distinguished professors.
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