y undermine the American economy.
Federal authorities have launched thousands of investigations since the establishment in November 2018 of the China Initiative, a sweeping effort by the Department of Justice, the FBI, and other federal agencies. A primary goal is to counter Chinese espionage in America's corporations and research labs by rooting out spies and halting the transfer of information and technology to China.
At the same time,"we believe strongly in academic freedom and openness and exchange of knowledge", the Brown president said."And we don't want to do anything that makes people afraid to collaborate with somebody on a great project at another university - that makes them feel like they can't do the work, the best work that they want to do.