Canada has stopped funding in China that is considered to be threatened by Guoan on the grounds of national security to prevent Canadian advanced technology from being transferred to China and other countries.
Comprehensive Bloomberg and AFP report, Advanced weapons, space and satellite technology, as well as human -machine interactive technology.
The Canadian government also lists a list of research institutions that are regarded as a threat to national security. Canadian researchers who cooperate with these institutions will no longer be eligible to get federal funding.These institutions are mainly in China, including some institutions from Russia and Iran.
The Minister of Science and Technology, Shang Pengfei in Canada, said in a joint statement, "Although Canada's research is at the forefront of discovery, its openness may make it the goal of foreign influence, adding R & D and developmentThe results of the results were misappropriated and damaged national security. "
Canadian media reported last year that dozens of Canadian universities cooperated with scientists related to the Chinese military to jointly publish scientific papers.
In this regard, the Chinese Embassy in Canada responded on the WeChat public account on the same day that Canada "politically exchanged normal scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation" on the pretext of unnecessary national security risks ", and said that China was strongly dissatisfied with this.And resolutely opposed, and also made a serious negotiation against Canada.
The Chinese Embassy in Canada also urged Canada to immediately correct the error, abandon ideological prejudice and cold war thinking, and stop the abuse of "list" and other tools to curb Chinese academic institutions.
