More Chinese Researchers Denied Entry to US as Tech War Intensifies

Published on May 2, 2024

More Chinese researchers, especially in the medical field, have been refused entry to the United States despite holding valid visas as Washington intensifies its attempts to push back against a decade of spying and IP theft driven by China’s ruling communist party (CCP) in Beijing. Observers have pointed out that these recent cases reflect the intensity that the U.S.-China tech war has reached. It is reported by the international media that an increasing number of researchers and graduate students who are Chinese nationals working in American universities have said that upon returning from China, they have been interrogated at U.S. Customs, searched, and detained for many hours. In recent months, more medical researchers have said that they have been interrogated, with some being refused entry and deported....