China, Taiwan
How the Kuomintang undermines Taiwanese research

The Academia Sinica institute in Taipei was the first target of Chinese-backed efforts to weaken conditions for research in Taiwan.
The Academia Sinica institute in Taipei was the first target of Chinese-backed efforts to weaken conditions for research in Taiwan. © Chon Kit Leong/Alamy
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is using its slim majority in Taiwan's parliament to expand its campaign against the island's scientific institutions, imposing audits, budget cuts and cooperation agreements that benefit Beijing. [...]
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