Eindhoven University of Technology is near ASML’s hometown. US ambassador questioned why it has so many Chinese students. (www.bloomberg.com)

submitted 3 months ago by filoria@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] filoria@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 months ago

Can you spell racism for me?

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago

Reminds me of the tiktok congressional hearing where congressman repeatedly kept questioning the Singaporean CEO if he was Chinese despite the CEO continuously reminding them that he was from Singapore.

They heard him and knew the difference; they simply wanted emphasize China in the decision and Biden agreed with them

[-] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Isn’t it more about world politics than racism?

[-] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

The question is why there are so many Chinese people in academia in the US. And I guess we all know the answer.

[-] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

She already knows the answer.

It's because China is investing in training new generations of scientists and engineers. And yes, some day they'll probably have some groundbreaking tech like whatever comes after EUV lithography, and the US will be kicking itself for obstructing collaboration

When that time comes, hopefully the Chinese government won't be as obstinate as the US is now (a very low bar to pass)