What Happened
Academic Institutions Become Casualties Of Escalating National Security Concerns
The US and China have recently placed foreign civilian universities on restriction lists, pushing academic institutions to the forefront of technological competition. Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have been placed on a US national security list, while China has targeted Wrocław University of Science and Technology in Poland. This move reflects the growing incorporation of universities into national security and technological competition, and may lead to a weakening of cross-border cooperation. The article was first published in Lianhe Zaobao.