Analysts note a “slow acceleration” in Chinese researchers returning from the US this year amid tighter American visa and funding rules. China has also launched a K visa to attract foreign science and tech talent.

Several prominent Chinese figures, including top Harvard mathematician Liu Jun, award-winning computer scientist and blockchain expert Chen Jing and rising AI star Fu Tianfan, have since left the US and returned to China to take up roles in prestigious institutions in cities like Beijing, Nanjing and Shenzhen.

  • bigfondue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    1 day ago

    Also, China acknowledges things like climate change, while now any mention of climate change will get your funding cut in the US.

    • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
      25·
      1 day ago

      Not only acknowledges, but actively trying to cut down emissions. They’re a growing country(that is still growing because china is crazy huge) and factory of the world, per capita of emission is significantly lower than US. American should be ashamed for letting this happen despite being a developed country, and now its actively screwing over the humanity’s future.

      • Dragomus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        15 hours ago

        China learned a lesson from events 10-30 years ago, toxic smog rolling into cities and all that …

        It would have been good if the whole world had learned the same thing from their experience, but here we are.