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About this Project: Fallout on the Chinese Community
On March 26, 1999, the Overseas China Physics Association requested AAAS
action regarding the negative effect of the Wen case on Chinese-American
and Chinese scientists. The Cox report, which alleges that perhaps thousands
of people are targets of espionage because of their cultural affiliation,
and media reporting of the Wen case have contributed to the "poisoned"
atmosphere reported at national laboratories and research institutes.
The Overseas China Physics Association reports that while serious scientists
working on unclassified research have not been affected by the Wen case,
the small fraction that work in classified areas will see their work seriously
effected. In addition, junior members of the Chinese scientific community,
be they Chinese-Americans or Chinese Nationals with permanent residence
status, will feel the long-term affect of the backlash from the Wen case.
The effects will be felt in the areas of employment, promotions, and selection
of leaders for projects. Many Chinese and other foreign-born scientists,
even if they are American citizens, have stated that they face new challenges
in their place of work in the aftermath of the Wen incident. They report
working under a cloud of suspicion that they too might be spies. The negative
atmosphere affects a large number of scientists for, as Dr. Cheuk-Yin
Wong, Chairman of the Overseas China Physics Association, points out,
ten percent of Ph.D.s in physics in the U.S. are Chinese nationals, and
six Nobel Laureates are Chinese-Americans.
Background
Free Exchange of Scientific Information
Foreign Visitors Program
Fallout on the Chinese Community
University Research Centers
AAAS Project Summary
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