SINGAPORE AND SOUTH KOREA EYE SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES AS LAST MAIN US-CHINA LINK SHATTERS
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According to News - South China Morning Post, the United States has announced new security‑related restrictions on federally funded research collaborations with Chinese institutions, effectively shutting one of the last remaining scientific links between the two countries. The move comes as President Xi Jinping prepares for a summit with President Donald Trump in Washington next month.
The restrictions target all federally funded projects involving Chinese universities and research organisations, a field that has historically served as one of the most resilient channels of US‑China engagement. While the announcement did not provide detailed figures or statements from the U.S. government, the timing suggests a deliberate tightening of ties in the lead‑up to the summit. The article notes that this is the latest, and arguably most consequential, step in a years‑long shift away from scientific collaboration.
Scientific cooperation has long been a durable aspect of US‑China relations; closing this avenue signals a broader strategy of containment amid escalating geopolitical tensions.
- US imposes security‑related restrictions on federally funded research with Chinese institutions.
- The move cuts one of the few remaining scientific links between the US and China.
- It coincides with President Xi’s upcoming summit talks with President Trump in Washington.
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