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UC Berkeley failed to disclose $240 million in funds from China - elcastor21 - 09-06-2023
https://science.house.gov/2023/6/science-committee-leaders-want-answers-on-uc-berkeley-s-failure-to-disclose-gifts-from-the-chinese-government
From the release(emphasis mine):
Quote:“In exchange for monetary contributions, UC Berkeley officials offered exclusive tours of cutting-edge semiconductor research facilities to Chinese delegations,[...] These delegations included Chinese researchers as well as multiple senior Chinese government officials. This is especially troubling given that there are no divisions between China’s government and its business and academic community, and the CCP has publicly disclosed that its plan to surpass the U.S. in science and technology involves stealing the results of our research"
This funding, comes from the Tsingua Institute, Beijing, which Berkeley recognizes thru the Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute Alliance,
https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/research-unit/tsinghua-berkeley-shenzhen-institute which is:
Quote:a platform for innovative research and graduate-student education with parallel functionality on the two partner campuses, the institute will integrate research programs at both UC Berkeley and Tsinghua University to address societal needs and global challenges.
Tsingua Celebrates the alliance on the XX National Congress of the CCP: https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/The_20th_National_Congress_of_the_Communist_Party_.htm?artid=21
RE: UC Berkeley failed to disclose $240 million in funds from China - ReyMysterioso - 09-06-2023
Oof. Terrible look for UC Berkeley.
RE: UC Berkeley failed to disclose $240 million in funds from China - tensen - 09-06-2023
Next time they should use part of that $240 million on marketing and public relations to spin that tale.
RE: UC Berkeley failed to disclose $240 million in funds from China - elcastor21 - 09-07-2023
(09-06-2023, 01:29 PM)tensen Wrote: Next time they should use part of that $240 million on marketing and public relations to spin that tale.
I would bet they would use the Chinese Communist Party´s department of propaganda.