Beijing Leverages Global Network to Lure Top Scientists, Gain Technology, Report Says

Beijing Leverages Global Network to Lure Top Scientists, Gain Technology, Report Says
A woman wearing a protective mask walks on the Columbia University campus in New York on March 9, 2020. Photo by Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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The Chinese regime has built a worldwide network of 600 outposts to recruit foreign experts and scientists in a bid to acquire advanced technology, according to a new report.

U.S. officials have increasingly warned that Beijing uses state-backed recruitment plans to facilitate the transfer of American technology and know-how to China. Under these plans, foreign experts are paid to work in China, including opening labs and conducting research at Chinese institutions.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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