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> The dismissal is a setback to the China Initiative, an effort started in 2018 to crack down on economic and scientific espionage by China. How is this a setb
by hiptobecubic 5y ago
> The dismissal is a setback to the China Initiative, an effort started in 2018 to crack down on economic and scientific espionage by China.
How is this a setback? The goal is to prevent espionage, not harass and punish people for being Chinese.
Honestly, what has happened to the NYT? When did they get so bad at this? They were the most well-regarded newspaper in the world and now they read like madlibs.
- notreallyserio 5y agoIt's a setback because it's another case of overzealous prosecution that fell apart because the basis was entirely false. In the end they harmed the career of a scientist because he had some affiliation with China, which, duh, he grew up there. It calls into question the basis of the whole initiative.