American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational organization. With over 11,000 members, made up of students, researchers, educators and industry professionals, the ASBMB is one of the largest molecular life science societies in the world.
Founded in 1906, the ASBMB’s mission is to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology and to promote the understanding of the molecular nature of life processes.
On April 6, 2020, ASBMB issued a position statement on Foreign Influences to Research Integrity. "While ASBMB recognizes the substantial efforts undertaken by federal funding agencies, universities and research institutions to address the issue of foreign influence to research integrity, ... We must strike a balance between protecting research, while continuing to promote international collaboration." the statement says.
"Of particular concern regarding federal agency responses is the lack of guidance and transparency from the NIH. Since instances of foreign influence have come to light in 2018, the NIH has initiated thousands of investigations on scientists who they suspect of intellectual property theft, conflicts of interest, or peer review violations. While some incidents of research violation or intellectual property have been publicized, the NIH has not been transparent with the scientific community about internal changes to their review or oversight process. In addition to the lack of transparency, there have been numerous cases of scientists being wrongfully accused of espionage or intellectual property theft. Fear within the scientific community of being targeted as a result of race or identify has proliferated. The NIH must be transparent about their actions and processes and offer guidelines to the scientific community to appease these fears."
ASBMB has taken further actions to protest the politicization and cancellation of the NIH research grant to the EcoHealth Alliance. See more at NIH Grant Politicized. At the end of August 2020, several media reported a new grant was awarded although there were questions on the conditions possibly imposed in the new grant.
Links and References
2020/08/29 NPR: Group Whose NIH Grant For Virus Research Was Revoked Just Got A New Grant
2020/08/28 Science: Critics slam NIH for demands on bat grant targeted by Trump
2020/08/27 STAT: NIH awards $7.5 million grant to EcoHealth Alliance, months after uproar over political interference
NIH: NIH establishes Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases
2020/08/19 Science: NIH imposes ‘outrageous’ conditions on resuming coronavirus grant targeted by Trump
2020/07/15 ASBMB: NSF foreign influence probes net nearly two dozen
2020/06/25 House Science Committee: Committee Leaders Raise Questions after Abrupt Termination of Federal Coronavirus Research Grant
2020/06/24 AAAS: Statement on NIH Cancellation of Research Grant to EcoHealth Alliance
2020/05/21 New York Times: Prominent Scientists Denounce End to Coronavirus Grant
77 US Nobel Laureates in Science Joint Letter to HHS and NIH
2020/05/20 ASBMB: Joint Letter of Protest to NIH Director Francis Collins
ASBMB Press Release: Joint Letter of Protest to NIH Director Francis Collins
2020/05/17 Daily Beast: Busted: Pentagon Contractors’ Report on ‘Wuhan Lab’ Origins of Virus Is Bogus
2020/05/10 CBS 60 Minutes: Why it matters that the NIH canceled a coronavirus research grant
2020/05/08 Science Editorial: Both/and problem in an either/or world
2020/04/30 CNN: This is what happens when coronavirus research funding gets political
2020/04/28 Revocation of EcoHealth Alliance grant on bat-human virus transmisison.
2020/04/27 Politco: Trump cuts U.S. research on bat-human virus transmission over China ties
2020/03/25 Protecting American science - and the international collaborators critical to its success (video 1:00:19)
Recap of Webinar
2020/02/26 Lawmakers press FBI and NIH on research-integrity investigations
Founded in 1906, the ASBMB’s mission is to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology and to promote the understanding of the molecular nature of life processes.
On April 6, 2020, ASBMB issued a position statement on Foreign Influences to Research Integrity. "While ASBMB recognizes the substantial efforts undertaken by federal funding agencies, universities and research institutions to address the issue of foreign influence to research integrity, ... We must strike a balance between protecting research, while continuing to promote international collaboration." the statement says.
"Of particular concern regarding federal agency responses is the lack of guidance and transparency from the NIH. Since instances of foreign influence have come to light in 2018, the NIH has initiated thousands of investigations on scientists who they suspect of intellectual property theft, conflicts of interest, or peer review violations. While some incidents of research violation or intellectual property have been publicized, the NIH has not been transparent with the scientific community about internal changes to their review or oversight process. In addition to the lack of transparency, there have been numerous cases of scientists being wrongfully accused of espionage or intellectual property theft. Fear within the scientific community of being targeted as a result of race or identify has proliferated. The NIH must be transparent about their actions and processes and offer guidelines to the scientific community to appease these fears."
ASBMB has taken further actions to protest the politicization and cancellation of the NIH research grant to the EcoHealth Alliance. See more at NIH Grant Politicized. At the end of August 2020, several media reported a new grant was awarded although there were questions on the conditions possibly imposed in the new grant.
Links and References
2020/08/29 NPR: Group Whose NIH Grant For Virus Research Was Revoked Just Got A New Grant
2020/08/28 Science: Critics slam NIH for demands on bat grant targeted by Trump
2020/08/27 STAT: NIH awards $7.5 million grant to EcoHealth Alliance, months after uproar over political interference
NIH: NIH establishes Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases
2020/08/19 Science: NIH imposes ‘outrageous’ conditions on resuming coronavirus grant targeted by Trump
2020/07/15 ASBMB: NSF foreign influence probes net nearly two dozen
2020/06/25 House Science Committee: Committee Leaders Raise Questions after Abrupt Termination of Federal Coronavirus Research Grant
2020/06/24 AAAS: Statement on NIH Cancellation of Research Grant to EcoHealth Alliance
2020/05/21 New York Times: Prominent Scientists Denounce End to Coronavirus Grant
77 US Nobel Laureates in Science Joint Letter to HHS and NIH
2020/05/20 ASBMB: Joint Letter of Protest to NIH Director Francis Collins
ASBMB Press Release: Joint Letter of Protest to NIH Director Francis Collins
2020/05/17 Daily Beast: Busted: Pentagon Contractors’ Report on ‘Wuhan Lab’ Origins of Virus Is Bogus
2020/05/10 CBS 60 Minutes: Why it matters that the NIH canceled a coronavirus research grant
2020/05/08 Science Editorial: Both/and problem in an either/or world
2020/04/30 CNN: This is what happens when coronavirus research funding gets political
2020/04/28 Revocation of EcoHealth Alliance grant on bat-human virus transmisison.
2020/04/27 Politco: Trump cuts U.S. research on bat-human virus transmission over China ties
2020/03/25 Protecting American science - and the international collaborators critical to its success (video 1:00:19)
Recap of Webinar
2020/02/26 Lawmakers press FBI and NIH on research-integrity investigations
Committee of Concerned Scientists Letters
On September 10, 2019, the Co-Chairs of the Committee of Concerned Scientists released a statement about the government campaign targeting Chinese scientists and students in the United States.
The statement raised the question: "Should the United States Hide Its Cancer Research from China?" and provded the CCS response. It follows an earlier letter (see right) that described how "[t]he FBI, NIH, and ICE warnings triggered massive investigation of ethnic Chinese faculty throughout the country. It involved searches of their email accounts and correspondence, monitoring of the phone calls, and video surveillance. Positions (including tenured faculty appointments) of some prominent Chinese-American scientists have been terminated without due process." "An alarming series of recent cases have arisen against ethnic Chinese scientists that work on cancer or are involved in cancer-related biomedical research." Although it is clear that "leaking to China the advances made in cancer research by the NIH would benefit Chinese pharmaceutical companies, resulting in lost profits by the U.S. companies and decreased revenue for the U.S. government," the statement said, "it is far from obvious that the effort of the NIH to remove top scientists who might have purposely or inadvertently leaked information about U.S. cancer research to China benefits the American taxpayer." Over 600,000 people died of cancer annually in the United States. "The idea that science innovations flow one way from the U.S. to China, promulgated in some circles of the U.S. government, is completely outdated. It has led to human rights abuses and is negatively affecting U.S. universities and research centers." "The Chinese American community has responded to the investigations of ethnic Chinese researchers by holding conferences across the United States. Members of the community at large, prominent lawyers, representatives of the FBI and human rights organizations participated in the events," including those by the United Chinese Americans and the China Institute. "The U.S. government must recognize that nowadays China is a major source of science innovations and a giant force in biomedical research. This research does not produce weapons and does not help countries to achieve technological superiority. If there is any area in which the two leading world powers can cooperate for the benefit of humanity, fighting cancer is the one." Read the entire letter here: http://bit.ly/2lL06jC |
On June 4, 2019, the Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) sent a letter to the President of the United States, the Attorney General and the leaders of both Houses of Congress requesting the profiling of ethnic Chinese scientists to cease.
U.S. Government Profiling Ethnic Chinese Scientists July 1, 2019 Numerous ethnic Chinese scientists that work for U.S. government agencies, American colleges and universities and private industry have been profiled. Many are investigated, lose their jobs, their labs, their staffs, are arrested, tried and most are found “not guilty.” However, the damage is done by that time. More recently, the National Institutes of Health have sent questionnaires asking colleges to look at their staffs to see if there may be any suspicious behavior. Some of the scientists have been forced to return to China due to the bad publicity they received in the United States, many were not re-instated to their former jobs, and some were not reinstated to the agency where they were initially employed. Several lost contracts, grants, their research labs, the staffs that worked for them. Many had to expend significant amounts to defend themselves in court proceedings. And some, even after being exonerated had difficulty returning to earlier jobs despite the scoldings by many judges to prosecutors/investigative agencies for bringing such cases to court in the first place. The scientists are publicly humiliated and these proceedings have severe affects on their lives and the lives of their family members. CCS finds these actions abhorrent and have written the President of the United States, the Attorney General and the leaders of both Houses of Congress requesting such behavior cease. Read the entire letter here: http://bit.ly/2Kpscv6 Download Translation 下载中文版
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60 Top Scientific Organizations Call for Balance Between Open Scientific Environment and Protecting Our Economic and National Security
On September 4, 2019, 60 top science, engineering and international education organizations - representing hundreds of thousands of scientists, engineers and educators around the world - sent an open letter to five top federal officials in charge of science programs, calling for fairer treatment of foreign-born scientists in the face of policies that could put a chill on the participation of foreign nationals in the scientific enterprise.
The letter was addressed to Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House; Dr. France Córdova, Director of the National Science Foundation; Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institute of Health; Dr. Chris Fall, Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy; and Dr. Michael Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
"Finding the appropriate balance between our nation’s security and an open, collaborative scientific environment requires focus and due diligence," the letter said. "Any response should consider the impact on both the overall scientific enterprise and on individual scientists and its development should include the input of the science and engineering community."
Otherwise, "many scientists—both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals—who properly follow codes of conduct, regulations, policies and laws, may inappropriately be harmed in response to the misconduct and illegal actions of others."
The co-signers of the letter ask the federal officials to "consider a wide range of stakeholder perspectives as your agencies work together
through the new NSTC (National Science and Technology Council) Joint Committee on Research Environments to develop policies and procedures that address issues related to international researchers’ participation in the U.S. scientific enterprise, and we would welcome the opportunity to work with you."
The letter was addressed to Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House; Dr. France Córdova, Director of the National Science Foundation; Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institute of Health; Dr. Chris Fall, Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy; and Dr. Michael Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
"Finding the appropriate balance between our nation’s security and an open, collaborative scientific environment requires focus and due diligence," the letter said. "Any response should consider the impact on both the overall scientific enterprise and on individual scientists and its development should include the input of the science and engineering community."
Otherwise, "many scientists—both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals—who properly follow codes of conduct, regulations, policies and laws, may inappropriately be harmed in response to the misconduct and illegal actions of others."
The co-signers of the letter ask the federal officials to "consider a wide range of stakeholder perspectives as your agencies work together
through the new NSTC (National Science and Technology Council) Joint Committee on Research Environments to develop policies and procedures that address issues related to international researchers’ participation in the U.S. scientific enterprise, and we would welcome the opportunity to work with you."
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2019/09/16 White House: Letter to the United States Research Community
2019/09/11 South China Morning Post: Peer pressure: 60 science groups call for end to Washington’s crackdown on foreign-born researchers 2019/09/08 South China Morning Post: Under pressure, US universities start the year seeking to curb foreign influence fears 2019/09/04 Federation of American Scientists: FAS Roundup: Congressional Science Policy Initiative | ||
150 Pharmaceutical Chiefs and Scientists Support Chinese Researchers Living in ‘Climate of Fear’
On August 21, 2019, a group of 150 prominent leaders in U.S. academic and industrial biomedical research and drug development published a letter titled "Chinese scientists and US leadership in the life sciences," warning that recent actions by government agencies and universities with respect to Chinese scientists in the U.S. could threaten U.S. leadership in biomedical science.
"We, the undersigned, are leaders in U.S. academic and industrial biomedical research and drug development. We are concerned that recent actions by government agencies and universities with respect to Chinese scientists in the U.S. could threaten U.S. leadership in biomedical science.
Recently, some scientists from China, or American-born of Chinese heritage, have been summarily dismissed from their university positions, creating a climate of fear and uncertainty in our biomedical communities.
Let us be clear: we must absolutely guard against foreign espionage and IP theft, and prosecute those who engage in it, whatever their origins. At the same time, actions that more broadly limit collaboration between Chinese and American scientists and companies would be deleterious to our national interests; so too would limitations on American residents of Chinese origin receiving government research funding or being employed by the NIH.
In military wars between national adversaries, leaders often vilify “the other.” Our “war” unifies an international community of medical researchers to fight a common adversary, disease: cancers, immune diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, infections, to name just a few. Vilifying or excluding any group as “the other” limits our ability to win this war.
The United States’ unique constitution as a nation of immigrants has been fundamental to our world leadership in biomedical research and drug development. Our nation most prolifically attracts the best, most diverse talent from the entire world. This has enriched our economy and society. As a case in point, our preliminary research indicates that, since 1999, over 400,000 US patents have been issued to inventors of Chinese descent, and approximately 28% of U.S. biomedical science publications in 2018 included an author of Chinese descent.
An atmosphere of intimidation will encourage many outstanding scientists of Chinese origin to leave the US or never to come. In addition, scientists from other countries who are working in the U.S. cannot fail to get the message that they may well be next.
We also note that the vast majority of the results of academic biomedical research are not secret; their publication and open exchange are the cornerstone of our success against our common enemy of human disease and suffering. Thomas Jefferson wrote, “He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.”
We support the opinions recently published by the editors of Nature, Nature Biotechnology and by former NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, and advocate for measured policies that will both protect U.S. intellectual property and continue to foster the diversity and collaboration that fuel our ability to advance science and cure disease. At a minimum, universities must effectively communicate and consistently apply their rules governing scientific collaborations and IP obligations, and they, as well as government agencies, must clearly justify their actions when they accuse scientists of malfeasance or seek to dismiss them from their positions.
Ronald Reagan said, “We lead the world, because unique among nations, we draw our people, our strength from every country and every corner of the world,” and, “If we ever close our door to new Americans, our leadership in the world will soon be lost.”
Nowhere are these thoughts more pertinent than in biomedical science. If we are to prevail in humanity’s common quest to conquer disease, our surest route is to include any person able to contribute, regardless of country of origin, religion, race, gender, or other identity. The U.S. biomedical community stands for the principles of diversity and unity embedded in the founding principles of our country, without which our leadership indeed will soon be lost."
Read the original letter here for all the signatories.
Links and References
2019/08/22 MedCityNews: Biotech execs criticize dismissals of Chinese scientists, warn against ‘atmosphere of intimidation’
2019/08/22 South China Morning Post: US pharmaceutical chiefs and scientists back Chinese researchers living in ‘climate of fear’
2019/07/26 APS News: Openness, Security, and APS Activities to Help Maintain the Balance
2019/07/05 Science: Chinese scientists and security
"We, the undersigned, are leaders in U.S. academic and industrial biomedical research and drug development. We are concerned that recent actions by government agencies and universities with respect to Chinese scientists in the U.S. could threaten U.S. leadership in biomedical science.
Recently, some scientists from China, or American-born of Chinese heritage, have been summarily dismissed from their university positions, creating a climate of fear and uncertainty in our biomedical communities.
Let us be clear: we must absolutely guard against foreign espionage and IP theft, and prosecute those who engage in it, whatever their origins. At the same time, actions that more broadly limit collaboration between Chinese and American scientists and companies would be deleterious to our national interests; so too would limitations on American residents of Chinese origin receiving government research funding or being employed by the NIH.
In military wars between national adversaries, leaders often vilify “the other.” Our “war” unifies an international community of medical researchers to fight a common adversary, disease: cancers, immune diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, infections, to name just a few. Vilifying or excluding any group as “the other” limits our ability to win this war.
The United States’ unique constitution as a nation of immigrants has been fundamental to our world leadership in biomedical research and drug development. Our nation most prolifically attracts the best, most diverse talent from the entire world. This has enriched our economy and society. As a case in point, our preliminary research indicates that, since 1999, over 400,000 US patents have been issued to inventors of Chinese descent, and approximately 28% of U.S. biomedical science publications in 2018 included an author of Chinese descent.
An atmosphere of intimidation will encourage many outstanding scientists of Chinese origin to leave the US or never to come. In addition, scientists from other countries who are working in the U.S. cannot fail to get the message that they may well be next.
We also note that the vast majority of the results of academic biomedical research are not secret; their publication and open exchange are the cornerstone of our success against our common enemy of human disease and suffering. Thomas Jefferson wrote, “He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.”
We support the opinions recently published by the editors of Nature, Nature Biotechnology and by former NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, and advocate for measured policies that will both protect U.S. intellectual property and continue to foster the diversity and collaboration that fuel our ability to advance science and cure disease. At a minimum, universities must effectively communicate and consistently apply their rules governing scientific collaborations and IP obligations, and they, as well as government agencies, must clearly justify their actions when they accuse scientists of malfeasance or seek to dismiss them from their positions.
Ronald Reagan said, “We lead the world, because unique among nations, we draw our people, our strength from every country and every corner of the world,” and, “If we ever close our door to new Americans, our leadership in the world will soon be lost.”
Nowhere are these thoughts more pertinent than in biomedical science. If we are to prevail in humanity’s common quest to conquer disease, our surest route is to include any person able to contribute, regardless of country of origin, religion, race, gender, or other identity. The U.S. biomedical community stands for the principles of diversity and unity embedded in the founding principles of our country, without which our leadership indeed will soon be lost."
Read the original letter here for all the signatories.
Links and References
2019/08/22 MedCityNews: Biotech execs criticize dismissals of Chinese scientists, warn against ‘atmosphere of intimidation’
2019/08/22 South China Morning Post: US pharmaceutical chiefs and scientists back Chinese researchers living in ‘climate of fear’
2019/07/26 APS News: Openness, Security, and APS Activities to Help Maintain the Balance
2019/07/05 Science: Chinese scientists and security
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Coalition Cautions FBI Against Unwarranted Monitoring of Chinese Scholars
Science and South China Morning Post reported on a joint statement condemning ‘racial profiling’ of Chinese students and scholars over spying fears on August 12, 2019. The statement was co-signed by a broad coalition of over 20 higher education, free expression, and public advocacy organizations. About half of them are Asian American groups, including AAUC, APABA-PA, APAPA, CACA, CBA, CAA, OCA, OCAA, UCA and 80-20.
The coalition warns that even with growing suspicion of Chinese espionage in higher education, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies threaten academic freedom and due process if they engage in surveillance of students and scholars based on their national origin. The joint statement “advise[s] universities to zealously safeguard their independence—to maintain their commitment to academic freedom, to uphold the principle of due process, and to respect the privacy rights of students and faculty, no matter their national origins.” Signatories write: “The pursuit of scientific knowledge should be advanced under conditions of intellectual freedom without political or ideological restrictions.” |
联盟警戒联邦调查局反对对华人学者的无理监控
2019年8月12日，《科学》杂志和《南华早报》报道了一份联合声明，该声明谴责因担心间谍活动而对华人学生和学者进行“种族定性”。这份声明是由20多个高等教育、言论自由和公共倡导组织组成的广泛联盟共同签署的。其中大约一半是美国亚裔人团体，包括AAUC, APABA-PA, APAPA, CACA, CBA, CAA, OCA, OCAA, UCA 和 80-20。
该联盟警告称，尽管越来越多的人怀疑中国在高等教育领域从事间谍活动，但如果美国联邦调查局 (FBI) 和其他执法机构基于学生和学者的国籍对他们进行监控，就会威胁到学术自由和正当程序。 联合声明“建议大学积极维护自己的独立性 - 保持他们对学术自由的承诺，坚持正当程序原则，尊重学生和教师的隐私权，不管他们的国籍是什么”。署名人写道：“对科学知识的追求应该在不受政治或意识形态限制的知识自由条件下得到推进。” |
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Links and References
2019/08/26 WVXU: FBI Is 'Harassing' Some Chinese Citizens Says Academic Group
2019/08/13 澎湃: 美国高等教育组织联合声明：谴责对华人学者的无理审查和监控 2019/08/12 The Chronicle of Higher Education: Higher-Ed Groups Are Warning Colleges Against ‘Surveillance’ of Chinese Academics. On Some Campuses, That’s Already Begun 2019/08/12 OCA: OCA Condemns Blanket Profiling of Chinese Students and Academics 2019/08/12 Science: U.S. groups urge restraint in investigating academic espionage by China 2019/08/12 South China Morning Post: US academics condemn ‘racial profiling’ of Chinese students and scholars over spying fears 2019/08/12 PEN America: Statement in Response to Report The FBI is Urging Universities to Monitor Chinese Students and Scholars 2019/08/12 PEN America: Press Release - Coalition Cautions FBI Against Unwarranted Monitoring of Chinese Scholars |
United Chinese Americans
On April 25, 2019, the United Chinese Americans (UCA), a nationwide nonprofit and nonpartisan federation and a community civic movement, released a statement to raise concerns for Chinese American scientists as collateral damage in the crossfire between the United States and China due to deteriorating relations, including five appeals to address the current situartion. It was in response to the first wave of an aniticpated crack down targeting primarily Chinese American scientists at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. See links and reports under MD Anderson Cancer Center in Current State.
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Three major scientific organizations took leadership in voicing its concerns about racial profiling by publishing an open letter titled "Racial Profiling Harms Science" in Science on March 21, 2019.
The Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA, 美洲华人生物科学学会), The Chinese American Hematologist and Oncologist Network (CAHON, 美国华裔血液及肿瘤专家学会), and The Chinese Biological Investigators Society (CBIS, 华人生物学者教授学会) represent the largest and a rapidly growing professional group for scientists, mostly of Chinese descent, in many biomedical disciplines. The letter expresses concerns about the recent political rhetoric and policies that single out students and scholars of Chinese descent working in the United States as threats to U.S. national interests. It also received a response led by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, which pledged that "NIH is committed to avoiding overreaction, stigmatization, harassment, and profiling. We will use our influence and bully pulpit as necessary to speak out against such prejudicial actions, for which there is no place in the biomedical research community." Related Links
2019/06/18 Yahoo News: Science suffers collateral damage as US, China tensions rise 2019/03/29 University World News: ‘End racial profiling’, say Chinese-American scientists 2019/03/24 CGTN (owned by China Central Television): What's behind the U.S. witch hunt for 'Chinese spies'? 2019/03/22 InsideHigherEd: Letter: 'Racial Profiling Harms Science' 2019/03/22 陌上美国 : NIH高层回复华裔科学家组织对族裔标签的信函 2019/03/22 陌上美国 : 三大华裔科学家组织联合发声：种族歧视伤害科研 2019/03/22 Science: Racial Profiling Harms Science 2019/03/21 The Scientist: Chinese-American Scientist Societies Fear Racial Profiling 2019/03/21 telegram.com: UMass doctor among Chinese scientists concerned about profiling 2018/12/13 Nature: NIH considers restrictions to counter foreign influence in research |
On April 7, 2019, the Committee of 100 (C100 百人会) issued a statement condemning racial profiling against Chinese Americans. The statement was broadly distributed to the media and read by C100 President Frank Wu during its annual conference in New York.
The statement responds to a few high-level American government officials, respected media outlets, and opinion leaders who have stated or suggested in the last few years that all Chinese persons in America should be suspected of wrongdoing. However, "overzealous criminal prosecutions in recent years of innocent individuals such as Sherry Chen and Xiaoxing Xi, like Wen Ho Lee before them, have embarrassingly fallen apart, while ruining lives for no reason. Such targeting of individuals based on their ethnic heritage or national origin violates our shared American ideals. It simply has to stop." "Racial profiling is wrong and un-American in our nation of democracy." The statement concludes that "by standing up and speaking out for what is right and just, Chinese Americans can help lead the way in answering the call that is always before us as Americans: to embody more perfectly the ideals and principles of this great nation we call home." C100 pledges additional plans and actions beyond the released statement. A conference is scheduled for September 28, 2019 in East Palo Alto, California. Related Links
2019/04/11 CGTN (owned by China Central Television): U.S. spy charges in academia: Lingering racism or governmental paranoia? 2019/04/10 South China Morning Post: Steve Bannon accuses US firms of selling out amid ‘enslavement of the Chinese people’ 2019/04/09 Global Times (owned by China's People's Daily): Racial profiling of Chinese-Americans makes people shudder 2019/04/07 Committee of 100: Committee of 100 Condemns Chinese American Racial Profiling |
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