Chinese Academics Leaving Australia in Droves Amid Scrutiny of IP Theft: Professor

‘I’ve been told the brain drain is happening right now, as has happened for quite a few years,’ said Sun Wanning.
Chinese Academics Leaving Australia in Droves Amid Scrutiny of IP Theft: Professor
A general view of university students on campus at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia on March 26, 2025. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
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Chinese-linked academics, who’ve contributed disproportionately to Australian research in the past, are leaving the country in droves, according to an Australia-China Relations Institute webinar.

Sun Wanning, deputy director of the Institute, claimed there was a “brain drain” of Chinese researchers amid heightened scrutiny of sensitive research being stolen.

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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.