How Canadian Universities Collaborated With Chinese Institutes Now Declared a Risk

How Canadian Universities Collaborated With Chinese Institutes Now Declared a Risk
University freshmen take part in a military education and drill session at the beginning of the new semester in Yangzhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province on Sept. 4, 2018. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Before Canada’s recent designation of 85 Chinese academic institutions as potential threats to national security, several Canadian universities had engaged in extensive interactions with some of those institutions.
The list of Named Research Organizations released Jan. 16 is part of Ottawa’s Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern, introduced to bolster Canadian universities’ research security.