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Can science be both open and secure? Nations grapple with tightening research security as China’s dominance grows

  • Written by Caroline Wagner, Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
imageChina has been the top scientific collaborator with the U.S. since 2013.kritsapong jieantaratip/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on Dec. 13, 2024. The event was billed as a “renewal” of a 45-year-old pact to...

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