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In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist

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Re: In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist

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Post by ngcc_hk »

Given the nuclear bomb in China was helped by out-going chinese. Given china is a world power which is communist and totalitarian in nature.

Can China be treated by Soviet Union? Yes you can.

By allowing china playing the hand I can got yours but you cannot go to my market, even if you are not that political one should be very careful.

Bad to be racist. Sorry to lose the war yes war to communists and totalitarians. But with this, I still think USA will lose. The free world will lose.

Re: In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist

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Post by 6LLvveMx2koXfwn »

hwers wrote: post #12

I mean what you do in these situations is just have NY times write an article like this on you that you can point to in job applications and any reputational damage is probably nullified.

This option is probably not open to early career scientists.

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throwawayarnty wrote: post #10

The worst part of these accusations is that your reputation is tarnished whether you are guilty or not. This instilled a sense of fear in every person even if they are innocent because you can still be targeted and your career ruined. If this scientist was just stating out, rather than already established, he would likely have had to quit science. There should be some penalty for false accusations that can compensate…

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Post by nc__nc »

ngcc_hk wrote: post #11

Given the nuclear bomb in China was helped by out-going chinese. Given china is a world power which is communist and totalitarian in nature. Can China be treated by Soviet Union? Yes you can. By allowing china playing the hand I can got yours but you cannot go to my market, even if you are not that political one should be very careful. Bad to be racist. Sorry to lose the war yes war to communists and totalitarians. B…

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Post by gambiting »

ngcc_hk wrote: post #11

Given the nuclear bomb in China was helped by out-going chinese. Given china is a world power which is communist and totalitarian in nature. Can China be treated by Soviet Union? Yes you can. By allowing china playing the hand I can got yours but you cannot go to my market, even if you are not that political one should be very careful. Bad to be racist. Sorry to lose the war yes war to communists and totalitarians. B…

I honestly don't understand what you're saying.

>>Sorry to lose the war yes war to communists and totalitarians

Like, what does that even mean?

Re: In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist

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Post by ghufran_syed »

sigmaprimus wrote: post #2

This is a troubling story in so many ways, I don't know what the answer to the problem is but feel something needs to change within the government when people are subjected to what can only be described as a witch trial bordering on McCarthyism. The fact the state and his own lawyer were pressing him to take a deal is also very troubling as it echoes the plight of many impoverished young men who lost their families,…

I agree with all of your points except the last - I’m guessing you dont read “RWM”?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mit-professor-gang-chen-says-mi...

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