In recent years, the restrictive measures imposed by the United States under the banner of "national security" have become more and more crazy, and even reached the level of "going crazy". How crazy is that?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > "Hitachi graduated from Hitachi, just say I'm a spy"</h1>
On August 15, three Chinese students entered the country from the Houston airport in the United States on legal visas, but they were interrogated and repatriated by the United States for ridiculous and absurd reasons, and these students found more or less military training photos on their mobile phones, suspected of having military backgrounds, which would threaten the security of the United States.
Of course, this is not the only thing that is outrageous, because during the Trump era, the US Department of Commerce included 77 entities, including 5 Chinese universities, into the so-called "entity list", so there are currently 18 Chinese universities that are restricted from visas.
In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce placed 77 entities, including five Chinese universities, on the so-called Entity List. So far, 18 universities in China have been included in the "entity list" - Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Beihang University, Chinese University, National University of Defense Technology, Hunan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Sichuan University, Tongji University, Guangdong University of Technology, Nanchang University.
The "Seven Sons of National Defense" (Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing University of Science and Technology) are all on the list, and these universities are all threatening in the eyes of the United States.
After Biden became the president of the United States, he did not correct but continued the wrong line of the Trump era, so all kinds of outrageous situations are still happening.
Wang, a graduate of Beijing Institute of Technology and preparing to go to the University of Washington to study finance, was rejected, "preventing Beijing from acquiring American technology that could have military uses." Wang was very puzzled, "What is the relationship between our finance students and the military?" ”
Mr. Huang, who visited the United States with his wife, said that his wife went to California as a visiting scholar to engage in pediatric cancer research, but because he graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology, he was refused a visa by the Us side on the grounds of "anti-espionage". He was very puzzled, "Just because I graduated from HIT, does it mean that I am a spy?" ”
Although puzzling, hundreds of Chinese students continue to be denied visas for reasons such as "anti-espionage," "protection of intellectual property rights," and "national security," while the United States continues to suppress Sino-US academic exchanges and engage in technology blockades against China, even Chinese Americans.
This stems from the "China Action Plan" launched in 2018 and is also aimed at Chinese scientists, scholars and researchers.
Hu Anming, a Chinese professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, is a NASA researcher who worked part-time for Beijing Institute of Technology over the summer and was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with telecommunications fraud and misrepresentation.
Although prosecutors did not provide any evidence of deliberate deception of NASA, nor evidence of "espionage," Hu Anming was placed under house arrest, which seriously affected his life and physical health, and he continued to fight against this unfair treatment until September 9, when a judge acquitted Hu Anming.
But upon learning of the verdict, a U.S. Justice Department spokesperson's response was, "Respect the court's decision, even though we are disappointed with the outcome." ”
For the increasingly harsh academic environment, even American scholars can't help but criticize the "China Action Plan" for being seriously discriminatory, not only damaging academic freedom, but also inciting racial discrimination against Asians.
On September 13, 177 faculty members of Stanford University signed an open letter demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice terminate the implementation of the discriminatory China Action Plan.
In fact, due to the targeted behavior of the United States, many scholars are reluctant to go to or stay in the United States. "Human rights" and "freedom" sound like a joke in the United States.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > Russian athletes were difficult to sign</h1>
The hegemonic behavior of the United States is not only troubled by China, but also by the Russians.
Russian high jump star Maria Rasitzkoni, who made her elegant appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, also ran into trouble.
Although she won the gold medal at the East Olympic Games and is confident in her performance, she is worried that she may not be able to participate in next year's World Championships in Eugene, USA, due to the "huge problems" of Russian citizens in obtaining A.S. visas, after she and Russian pole vault star Angelica Hidorova missed the IAAF Diamond League Eugene station for not getting a visa.
For an athlete, it is difficult to maintain a prime-time advantage if he misses a stage, so Rasitzkoni, who has a very good momentum and form after winning the gold medal at the Eastern Olympic Games, is very reluctant to miss the challenge of this level at the World Championships.
But she is hesitant to get a visa to travel to the United States to play at the 2022 World Championships in Athletics, and Rasitzkoni is trying to contact the Russian Athletics Association, the Russian Ministry of Sport and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for help. (Yizhi)