Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian American Justice Center, APA Justice Task Force, Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA), Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, and United Chinese Americans (UCA) are partnering to produce a series of webinars to raise awareness of a growing number of federal investigations and prosecutions targeting Chinese Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Chinese nationals in the U.S. particularly scientists and researchers under the umbrella of the “China Initiative.” The webinar series examines the ramifications of the "China Initiative" on the civil rights and security of Chinese Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Chinese Nationals working in the U.S., as well as the consequences for the broader American society.
Background:
From the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through the Cold War, racist and xenophobic tropes painting Chinese and Asian Americans as “perpetual foreigners” and threats to public health and national security influenced U.S. government policy. Today is no different. Through rhetoric, rapidly changing policies, and targeted prosecutions, Chinese American scientists and researchers are again caught in a pattern of suspicion and racial discrimination that has harmed Chinese and other Asian communities in the United States for more than 150 years. While the PRC government unquestionably engages in malign behaviors within its borders and in the international arena, which the U.S. government properly condemns, the Trump administration’s rhetoric and actions blur the distinction between the PRC government and individuals of Chinese nationality or ancestry. As in the past, when potential threats arise from abroad, the U.S. national security establishment too often responds by treating entire classes of people defined by their race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin as suspect communities.
As U.S.-PRC tensions have grown over recent years, we have seen increasingly aggressive and misguided investigations of Chinese American scientists resulting in sensationalized charges that allege an intended subversion of U.S. interests. While the Justice Department’s abandonment of several of these prosecutions before trial has meant falsely accused scientists experience fewer financial and emotional costs than they would from a full trial, it also deprives them of a public exoneration and an exposure of the racist assumptions underlying these investigations.
Rather than recognize the biases that drove these failed national security investigations, the Justice Department in 2018 initiated an even more assertive strategy, announcing a department-wide “China Initiative.” The Justice Department says its goal is to prioritize trade theft cases that benefit the PRC, but its rhetoric has often conflated the actions of individuals into a global conspiracy. Its prosecutions have further sought to amplify administrative oversights into federal crimes of fraud and false statements. Moreover, despite the China Initiative’s alleged goal of combating economic espionage, the DOJ’s own report on the China Initiative shows that many of the actual charges are not intellectual property theft or economic espionage. Instead, many of the charges are for minor or unrelated offenses including wire fraud, filing false tax returns, and even matters that had previously been handled administratively such as alleged inaccuracies in university conflicts of interest forms.
When the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, spread into a global pandemic, it opened another vector for the current administration to fuel anti-Chinese bias. High government officials repeatedly called COVID-19 the “China Virus,” as anti-Asian hate crimes spiked across the U.S. Once again, spurious public health and national security fears are driving anti-Asian discrimination.
The webinars will include speakers from Chinese American and Asian American advocacy organizations, civil rights groups, academia, as well as experts from scientific and legal communities. The speakers will explore the burden this pattern of investigations inflicts on targeted individuals and communities as well as consequences for the broader American society.
From the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through the Cold War, racist and xenophobic tropes painting Chinese and Asian Americans as “perpetual foreigners” and threats to public health and national security influenced U.S. government policy. Today is no different. Through rhetoric, rapidly changing policies, and targeted prosecutions, Chinese American scientists and researchers are again caught in a pattern of suspicion and racial discrimination that has harmed Chinese and other Asian communities in the United States for more than 150 years. While the PRC government unquestionably engages in malign behaviors within its borders and in the international arena, which the U.S. government properly condemns, the Trump administration’s rhetoric and actions blur the distinction between the PRC government and individuals of Chinese nationality or ancestry. As in the past, when potential threats arise from abroad, the U.S. national security establishment too often responds by treating entire classes of people defined by their race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin as suspect communities.
As U.S.-PRC tensions have grown over recent years, we have seen increasingly aggressive and misguided investigations of Chinese American scientists resulting in sensationalized charges that allege an intended subversion of U.S. interests. While the Justice Department’s abandonment of several of these prosecutions before trial has meant falsely accused scientists experience fewer financial and emotional costs than they would from a full trial, it also deprives them of a public exoneration and an exposure of the racist assumptions underlying these investigations.
Rather than recognize the biases that drove these failed national security investigations, the Justice Department in 2018 initiated an even more assertive strategy, announcing a department-wide “China Initiative.” The Justice Department says its goal is to prioritize trade theft cases that benefit the PRC, but its rhetoric has often conflated the actions of individuals into a global conspiracy. Its prosecutions have further sought to amplify administrative oversights into federal crimes of fraud and false statements. Moreover, despite the China Initiative’s alleged goal of combating economic espionage, the DOJ’s own report on the China Initiative shows that many of the actual charges are not intellectual property theft or economic espionage. Instead, many of the charges are for minor or unrelated offenses including wire fraud, filing false tax returns, and even matters that had previously been handled administratively such as alleged inaccuracies in university conflicts of interest forms.
When the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, spread into a global pandemic, it opened another vector for the current administration to fuel anti-Chinese bias. High government officials repeatedly called COVID-19 the “China Virus,” as anti-Asian hate crimes spiked across the U.S. Once again, spurious public health and national security fears are driving anti-Asian discrimination.
The webinars will include speakers from Chinese American and Asian American advocacy organizations, civil rights groups, academia, as well as experts from scientific and legal communities. The speakers will explore the burden this pattern of investigations inflicts on targeted individuals and communities as well as consequences for the broader American society.
Video Recordings of Webinars and Press Briefing
2021/06/18 Press Briefing: The Aftermath in the Mistrial and Racial Profiling of University of Tennessee under the “China Initiative” (YouTube 52:59)
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2021/06/23 Fifth Webinar: The Mistrial of Professor Anming Hu under the "China Initiative" (YouTube 1:12:52)
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2021/02/24 Third Webinar: Building Coalition Against “China Initiative” Discrimination: Fighting racial targeting of Asian Americans and communities of color, past & present (YouTube 1:16:13)
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2021/04/28 Fourth Webinar: Legal Resources and Policy Advocacy: How to Combat Racial Profiling Under the “China Initiative" (YouTube 1:05:36)
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2020/09/30 First Webinar: The Human and Scientific Costs of The "China Initiative" (YouTube 1:00:15), (Facebook 57:28)
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2020/12/02 Second Webinar: Policy Needs for U.S. Science and Scientists (YouTube 1:13:35), (Facebook 1:13:33)
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Partners of the Webinar Series
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) advocates for an America in which all Americans can benefit equally from, and contribute to, the American dream. Our mission is to advance the civil and human rights for Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all. Advancing Justice | AAJC is a national 501 (c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1991 in Washington, D.C.
The APA Justice Task Force is a non-partisan platform to build a sustainable ecosystem to address racial profiling issues and to facilitate, inform, and advocate on selected issues related to justice and fairness for the Asian American community.
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to reform, revitalize – and when necessary, defend – our country's systems of democracy and justice.
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA) is a non-profit and non-partisan organization witha diverse membership representing all communities throughout the nation. It strives to inspire, engage, and empower the public about public policy and how to foster future leaders from minority communities to serve at federal, state, and local levels in the government.
United Chinese Americans (UCA) has been a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization since 2017. It is a national federation with 12 chapters and over 30 community partners. The UCA is to enrich and empower Chinese American communities through civic participation, political engagement, youth education and development, preservation of heritage and culture, promoting a better understanding between the United States and China, for the well-being of our community, our country, and our world.
The APA Justice Task Force is a non-partisan platform to build a sustainable ecosystem to address racial profiling issues and to facilitate, inform, and advocate on selected issues related to justice and fairness for the Asian American community.
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to reform, revitalize – and when necessary, defend – our country's systems of democracy and justice.
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA) is a non-profit and non-partisan organization witha diverse membership representing all communities throughout the nation. It strives to inspire, engage, and empower the public about public policy and how to foster future leaders from minority communities to serve at federal, state, and local levels in the government.
United Chinese Americans (UCA) has been a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization since 2017. It is a national federation with 12 chapters and over 30 community partners. The UCA is to enrich and empower Chinese American communities through civic participation, political engagement, youth education and development, preservation of heritage and culture, promoting a better understanding between the United States and China, for the well-being of our community, our country, and our world.
The "We Belong" Yellow Whistle Campaign
In solidarity in our common fight against historical discrimination and anti-Asian violence and racial profiling, and as a symbol of protection to signal alarm and call for help for all Americans, we support The "We Belong" Yellow Whistle Campaign. We shall not remain silent, because we belong! Read more at https://bit.ly/2RDZMmB
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Fifth Webinar: The Mistrial of Professor Anming Hu under the "China Initiative"
WHEN: June 23, 2021, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
WHAT: Online Webinar
On June 16, 2021, a mistrial in Professor Anming Hu’s case was declared after the jury deadlocked and failed to reach a verdict. After two years of failing to find any evidence of economic espionage, federal prosecutors built a case against Professor Hu rooted in racial bias and profiling under the Department of Justice’s “China Initiative.” This is a telling outcome for the first case of a university professor tried under the “China Initiative,” indicating the deep flaws in the investigations, surveillance, and other efforts under this initiative. The defense attorney for Professor Hu will provide a briefing of the trial. Civil rights organizations, the academic community, and local community leaders, who organized activities to support Professor Hu and his family, will speak out on their concerns with the “China Initiative” and the deeply concerning investigation and surveillance of Professor Hu. We will also hear actions being taken by Congress.
WHEN: June 23, 2021, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
WHAT: Online Webinar
On June 16, 2021, a mistrial in Professor Anming Hu’s case was declared after the jury deadlocked and failed to reach a verdict. After two years of failing to find any evidence of economic espionage, federal prosecutors built a case against Professor Hu rooted in racial bias and profiling under the Department of Justice’s “China Initiative.” This is a telling outcome for the first case of a university professor tried under the “China Initiative,” indicating the deep flaws in the investigations, surveillance, and other efforts under this initiative. The defense attorney for Professor Hu will provide a briefing of the trial. Civil rights organizations, the academic community, and local community leaders, who organized activities to support Professor Hu and his family, will speak out on their concerns with the “China Initiative” and the deeply concerning investigation and surveillance of Professor Hu. We will also hear actions being taken by Congress.
Keynote Speakers 特邀發言人:
Panelists 座谈嘉宾:
Moderator 主持人:
LINKS: APA Justice: Anming Hu
- Ted Lieu 刘云平, Congressman; Member, House Judiciary Committee; Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)
- Susan Lee 李凤迁, Maryland State Senator, Majority Whip
Panelists 座谈嘉宾:
- Phil Lomonaco, Defense Attorney for Professor Anming Hu
- Guiyou Huang 黄桂友, President, Western Illinois University
- Margaret Lewis 陸梅吉, Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law
Moderator 主持人:
- Michael German, Fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
LINKS: APA Justice: Anming Hu
- 2021/06/17 Rep. Ted Lieu: Joint letter with Reps. Mondaire Jones and Pramila Jayapal to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz
- 2021/06/16 AP: Mistrial declared in case of University of Tennessee prof
- 2021/06/16 Knox News: Trump Administration's first 'China Initiative' prosecution sputters as jurors deadlock
- 2021/06/13 Knox News: Trial reveals federal agents falsely accused a UT professor born in China of spying
- 2021/06/11 Anming Hu Defense Attorney. Motion to Dismiss
- 2021/06/09 Knox News: University of Tennessee assured NASA that professor had no prohibited ties to China
- 2021/06/08 Tennessee Chinese American Alliance. Press Statement
- 2021/02/01 Joint Letter from Maryland State Senator Susan Lee and alliance to Rep. Jamie Raskin calling for a Congressional Hearing on the Human and Scientific Costs of Racial Profiling.
- Margaret K. Lewis, Criminalizing China, 111 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 145 (2020). https://bit.ly/2S5oCfX
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Press Briefing
The Aftermath in the Mistrial and Racial Profiling of University of Tennessee under the “China Initiative”
The Aftermath in the Mistrial and Racial Profiling of University of Tennessee under the “China Initiative”
WHAT: Press briefing on the mistrial of Professor Anming Hu and racial profiling under the “China Initiative”
On June 16, 2021, a mistrial in Professor Anming Hu’s case was declared after the jury deadlocked and failed to reach a verdict. After two years of failing to find any evidence of economic espionage, federal prosecutors built a case against Professor Hu rooted in racial bias and profiling under the Department of Justice’s “China Initiative.” A group of national organizations examine this outcome and discuss potential next steps in this first-ever case of a university professor tried under the “China Initiative.”
WHEN: Friday, June 18 at 4pm ET
WHO:
On June 16, 2021, a mistrial in Professor Anming Hu’s case was declared after the jury deadlocked and failed to reach a verdict. After two years of failing to find any evidence of economic espionage, federal prosecutors built a case against Professor Hu rooted in racial bias and profiling under the Department of Justice’s “China Initiative.” A group of national organizations examine this outcome and discuss potential next steps in this first-ever case of a university professor tried under the “China Initiative.”
WHEN: Friday, June 18 at 4pm ET
WHO:
- Philip Lomonaco, Defense Attorney for Professor Anming Hu
- John C. Yang 杨重远, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
- Frank Wu 吴华扬, President, Queens College, City University of New York
- Jinliang Cai 蔡金良, President, Tennessee Chinese American Alliance
- Michael German, Fellow, Liberty & National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice
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Fourth Webinar: Legal Resources and Policy Advocacy: How to Combat Racial Profiling Under the “China Initiative”
WHEN: April 28, 2021, 8pm ET/5pm PT WHAT: Online Webinar REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/3tBgUaE The recent acts of violence and the rise in Anti-Asian hate, along with the government’s heightened scrutiny and racial profiling of scientists and researchers of Asian and Chinese descent, particularly through the Department of Justice’s “China Initiative,” have caused immeasurable harm to the Asian American community, leaving lives in shambles and eroding the health of our democracy. This comprehensive webinar takes a deeper dive into how we can empower impacted persons and the broader Asian American and immigrant community to take action to protect their civil rights and advocate for policy reform. Policy makers, civil rights organizations, and the academic community will share their insights on topics including policy and advocacy engagement, access to available legal resources, and building narratives to lift up the voices of impacted people and combat xenophobia. |
第四次 “中国行动" 座谈会:法律资源和政策倡导 : 如何面對 “中国行动" 中的种族定性
时间:2021年4月28日美东晚上8点 地点:在线座谈会 报名链接:https://bit.ly/3tBgUaE 近来亚裔的暴力事件和仇恨情绪的上升,加上美国政府,尤其是司法部的 “中国行动” 加强了对亚裔与华裔科学家和研究人员的审查和种族定性,已经对亚裔社区造成了无法估量的伤害,这不但伤害了许多人,也破坏了美国的民主制度。这次的座谈会将深入地探讨我们应如何支持这些被波及的群体和其他的亚裔和移民社区,采取行动来保护他们的公民权利,并且推动政策改革。负责立法的议员和民权组织和学术界的代表将分享他们如何参与政策倡导、运用法律资源、和建立论述来为受影响的群体发声,对抗仇外心理的经验。 |
Panelists 座谈嘉宾:
Moderator 主持人: Michael German, Fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
LINKS:
- Susan Lee 李凤迁, Maryland State Senator, Majority Whip
- Patrick Toomey, Senior Staff Attorney, National Security Project, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Frank Wu 吴华扬, President, Queens College, City University of New York
- John C. Yang 杨重远, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Moderator 主持人: Michael German, Fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
LINKS:
- YouTube Video: (1:05:36)
- Advancing Justice | AAJC: Anti-Racial Profiling Project (Donate)
- Advancing Justice | AAJC: Federal Grant Applications in the Era of the “China Initiative:” How to Avoid trouble
- APA Justice: The Human and Scientific Costs of Racial Profiling Must be Heard
- APA Justice: Webinar Series
- APA Justice: Know What to Do - Why You Need a Lawyer
- SupChina: Scientists in the crosshairs: How to avoid getting snared in the U.S. crackdown on ‘China Ties’
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Third Webinar: Building Coalition Against “China Initiative” Discrimination: Fighting racial targeting of Asian Americans and communities of color, past & present
WHEN: February 24, 2021, 8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT WHAT: Online Webinar REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/3qbRcba DESCRIPTION: The “China Initiative’s” racist targeting of Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and students - particularly those of Chinese descent - echoes past xenophobic national security initiatives that put immigrant communities and communities of color under unjust government scrutiny. This webinar, the third in this series, explores the civil society responses to Japanese incarceration and discrimination against Japanese Americans during World War II, and the targeting of Arab, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities after 9/11, to inform how civil rights organizations and university leaders can more effectively challenge the new administration to end the “China Initiative” and the unfair scrutiny of Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and students. Connecting current discrimination against Asian Americans and immigrants of Chinese descent within the historical framework of the treatment of Asian Americans, other immigrant communities, and communities of color in the U.S. is essential for building a broad coalition to support the legal and policy reforms necessary to protect the civil rights of all communities. (See our coalition letter to the Biden transition team here). Because academic and research institutions are the targets of “China Initiative” investigations, we must also understand the needs of university leaders and create a platform for allies and civil rights organizations to support the scientists, researchers, and students currently impacted by the latest wave of xenophobia. This webinar will focus on how to build these mechanisms for policy reform. |
第三座谈会:建立联盟对抗“中国行动”的歧视: 过去与当下针对亚裔及其他族裔人群种族歧视的斗争
时间:2021年2月24日美东晚上8点/美西下午5点 地点:在线座谈会 登记:https://bit.ly/3qbRcba 概述: “中国行动”针对亚裔与华裔科学家、研究人员和学生的种族歧视与过去带有仇外色彩的美国国家安全倡议息息相关,都将移民和少数族裔人群置于不公正的政府审查之下。本系列的第三个座谈会将探讨二战期间日裔美国人被监禁并遭受种族歧视的历史,当时美国社会民间的反歧视行动,以及9/11事件后针对阿拉伯、中东、穆斯林和南亚人群的种族定性,以提供参考民权组织和大学领导者如何能够更有效地向新政府提出异议,要求结束“中国行动”并停止对亚裔科学家,研究人员和学术的不公平审查。 将当下针对亚裔与华裔人群的种族歧视与过去美国对待亚裔人群、其他移民群体和少数族裔人群的历史形成联系,对于建立一个广泛的联盟来支持必要的法律和政策改革至关重要,并以此保护所有人群的公民权利。(点击此处查看我们写给拜登过渡团队的联盟信)。由于学术与研究机构是“中国行动”调查的目标之一,我们也需要了解大学领导者的需求,并为盟友和民权组织创建一个平台,以支持当下受到仇外浪潮影响的科学家、研究人员和学生。此次座谈会将集中讨论如何建立相关政策改革的机制。 |
Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Panelists:
Moderator: Faiza Patel, Director of Liberty & National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice
LINK:
Panelists:
- Karen Korematsu, Founder and Executive Director of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute
- Becky Monroe, Director of Fighting Hate and Bias program at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- Leslie Wong, President Emeritus, San Francisco State University
Moderator: Faiza Patel, Director of Liberty & National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice
LINK:
- YouTube Video (1:16:13)
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Second Webinar: Policy Needs for U.S. Science and Scientists
WHEN: December 2, 2020, 8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT WHAT: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: The second of our webinar in this series tackling the harms created by the Justice Department’s “China Initiative” will examine the policy reforms needed to protect U.S. science and scientists. Justice Department’s profiling of scientists of Chinese and Asian heritage and criminalizing administrative issues are unjust and discriminatory. It will explore how the Justice Department’sgovernment current actions conflict with existing national policies to promote and protect fundamental scientific research. The government’s over-zealous and xenophobic targeting of Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists particularly drive needed scientific talents away from our nation. Speakers will discuss how this racial targeting not only undermines the rights and welfare of many Americans, but also detrimentally impacts American research and enterprise. Our expert panel will discuss constructive policy ideas and changes to ensure U.S. research security and to protect the future of American science and innovation. |
第二次座谈会: 美国科学及美国科学家需要的政策
时间:2020年12月2日美东晚上8点 地点:在线座谈会 登记:https://bit.ly/3m02Pjk 概述: 第二期“中国行动”座谈会将探讨“中国行动”所暴露出的美国国家政策在保护科学家、科学研究方面存在的问题及改进的可能。司法部針对华裔和亚裔科学家和将行政问题定为刑事犯罪是不公正和歧视性的。座谈会将会探讨司法部当前的行动如何抵触现有促进和保护基础科学研究的国家政策。美国政府盲目定向打击亚裔,特别是华裔,科学家造成科技人才的流失。座谈会专家将会讨论美国政府的种族定向打击如何破坏美国人民的福祉、损害美国科技和企业的发展,並提建议在保护美国科技创新的未来发展上可以采取的改进措施。 |
Moderator: Michael German, Fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
Panelists
CONTACTS:
LINKS:
Panelists
- Alice S. Huang 黄诗厚, International Consultant; Senior Faculty Associate, California Institute of Technology; former President of American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Neal Lane, Senior Fellow of Baker Institute and Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University; former director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Sarina Neote, Science Policy Manager, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
- Xiaoxing Xi 郗小星, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Physics, Temple University; American Physical Society 2020 Andrei Sakharov Prize recipient
CONTACTS:
- Michelle Boykins, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, [email protected], 202-296-2300, ext. 0144
- Jeremy Wu, APA Justice Task Force, [email protected]
- Mireya Navarro, Brennan Center for Justice, [email protected], 646-925-8760.
LINKS:
- YouTube video (1:13:35)
- Flyers in English (PNG format and PDF format) and Simplified Chinese (PNG format and PDF format)
- Facebook Live Stream video (1:13:33)
- Background on the Webinar Series
- Registration
REFERENCES:
- 2021/01/15 Washington Post: Biden will elevate White House science office to Cabinet-level
- 2020/11/20 Chemistry World opinion: Science suffers when the DOJ profiles scientists with ties to China
- 2020/11/16 Department of Justice: The China Initiative: Year-in-Review (2019-20)
- 2020/10/27 BBC News: Qian Xuesen 钱学森: The scientist deported from the US who helped China into space
- 2020/09/30 Inaugural Webinar: The Human and Scientific Costs of the “China Initiative”
- 2020/09/29 Rice University: The Perils of Complacency: America at a Tipping Point in Science & Engineering
- 2020/09 American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Restoring the Foundation: The Vital Role of Research in Preserving the American Dream
- 2020/07/01 SupChina: How the U.S. DOJ’s ‘China Initiative’ impacts Chinese-American scientists and researchers
- 2019/12/11 National Science Foundation: NSF releases JASON report on research security
- 2015/06 FBI: SPIN-15-006 Preventing Loss of Academic Research
- 2011/02/12 FBI partnership with academic institutions: FBI Academic Alliance Counterintelligence Partnership Briefing
- 1985/09/21 White House: National Security Decision Directive 189 (NSDD-189): National Policy on the Transfer of Scientific, Technical and Engineering Information
- APA Justice: JASON Report
- APA Justice Impacted Person: Xifeng Wu 吴息凤
- APA Justice Impacted Person: Weihong Tan 谭蔚泓
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First Webinar: The Human and Scientific Costs of the "China Initiative"
WHEN: September 30, 2020, 8:00 pm EDT/5:00 pm PDT
WHAT: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: This is the first of a series of webinars to examine the ramifications of the U.S. Justice Department’s “China Initiative” on the civil rights and security of Chinese Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Chinese Nationals working in the U.S., as well as the consequences for the broader American society.
The inaugural webinar is designed to provide policy-makers, journalists, attorneys, and community advocates with an overview of the “China Initiative” and the efforts civil rights advocates and the scientific community are making to protect the rights of those investigated and targeted under this discriminatory framework.
PARTNERSHIP HOSTS
Moderator: Michael German, fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
Panelists
LINKS:
WHEN: September 30, 2020, 8:00 pm EDT/5:00 pm PDT
WHAT: Online Webinar
- FACEBOOK: Livestreaming Link
DESCRIPTION: This is the first of a series of webinars to examine the ramifications of the U.S. Justice Department’s “China Initiative” on the civil rights and security of Chinese Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Chinese Nationals working in the U.S., as well as the consequences for the broader American society.
The inaugural webinar is designed to provide policy-makers, journalists, attorneys, and community advocates with an overview of the “China Initiative” and the efforts civil rights advocates and the scientific community are making to protect the rights of those investigated and targeted under this discriminatory framework.
PARTNERSHIP HOSTS
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
- APA Justice Task Force; Flyer for event
- Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA); Webpage for event
- The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
- United Chinese Americans; Flyer for event
Moderator: Michael German, fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
Panelists
- Steven Chu 朱棣文 , Nobel Laureate, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, and Stanford University professor of physics
- Margaret Lewis 陸梅吉, professor, Seton Hall University School of Law
- John Yang 杨重远, president and executive director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian American Justice Center
LINKS:
- 2020/10/01 Wall Street Journal: U.S. Probes of Chinese Researchers Draw More Organized Opposition
- YouTube video (1:00:15)
- Facebook live streamed video (57:28)
- Registration
- Press kit and additional information on webinar series
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