After security investigations changed their lives forever, researchers fear ‘immense harm’ on both sides will continue after the US chooses a new leader.
The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes as geopolitical tensions escalate on multiple fronts. In the 14th report of an in-depth series, Ling Xin looks at the stakes for Chinese-born scientists after government investigations targeted researchers.
Experimental economist Yan Chen is not so much hoping for a Harris win as hoping for a Trump loss in next week’s US presidential election
“It is not going to be a good outcome for the Chinese-American scholars if Donald Trump gets elected,” said Chen, who works at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
