Foreign journalists in China see 'rapid decline in media freedom': survey

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) said on Monday (Mar 1) that China used coronavirus prevention measures ushering in a “rapid decline in media freedom,”

Authorities cited public health concerns to deny reporters access to sensitive areas and threatened them with enforced quarantine. On the top of that, visa restrictions were also used to put pressure on reporting.

China expelled more than a dozen foreign journalists at U.S. media organizations in 2020, amid a series of tit-for-tat actions between the countries. Washington also slashed the number of journalists permitted to work in US at four major Chinese state-owned media outlets.

Last Sept Australia helped two of its foreign correspondents leave China after they were questioned by the country’s state security ministry.

Source: Reuters #Mar01

https://reut.rs/3sCF6bS

#China #FCCC #MediaFreedom

U.S. doubles down on protecting university research from China

A U.S. national security commission is recommending that American universities take steps to prevent sensitive technology from being stolen by the Chinese military, a sign of growing concerns over the security of academic research.

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) released a report on 26 Feb added a new section on university research to the final report, which also features numerous recommendations in areas including competition in artificial intelligence and the semiconductor supply chain.

Former Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said, ‘we did a great deal of research in looking at where China was, and they have a massive investment in this area with many, many, many smart people working on it.’

Source: Reuters #Mar01

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-universities/u-s-doubles-down-on-protecting-university-research-from-china-idUSKCN2AT0WB

#US #UniversityResearch #China #NSCAI

Dozens of Graduates from Universities Across China Sign Petition Against Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Source: RFA #Mar01

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Dozens of Graduates from Universities Across China Sign Petition Against Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Over 100 domestic and overseas alumni of over 10 universities across #China, including Peking University and Tsinghua University, have signed a petition against #Russia ’s invasion of #Ukraine . Echoing the open condemnation of Russia’s actions made earlier by a number of historians, the petition calls on the Chinese government to fulfil its guarantee of Ukraine’s safety.

In a 26 February Weibo post titled “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Our Stance”, Professor Sun Jiang of Nanjing University, Professor Wang Lixin of Peking University, Professor Xu Guoqi of The University of Hong Kong, Professor Zhong Weimin of Tsinghua University, and Professor Chen Yan of Fudan University openly censure and express strong opposition to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The scholars call on the Russian government and President Putin to cease the aggression and come to a solution through talks. The post was hidden two hours later.

Source: RFA #Mar01

https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/antiwar-03012022043310.html