China Is Bankrolling Global Science: The Hidden Costs of Open Access Publishing
In the first half of 2025, Nature Communications published around 5,400 papers, about 2,100 of them from Chinese authors—roughly 39%,…
How Did a Single Agreement from Brussels Come to Lead Global Research Assessment Reform
On July 20, 2022, a seemingly unremarkable document was released in Brussels. The Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment was jointly…
When Science Meets Power: The Unseen Politics Behind China’s and America’s Academician Systems
Today, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) simultaneously released on their official websites…
The New Order in American Universities: The Trump Administration’s Path to Reshaping Higher Education
After returning to the White House following the 2024 election, the Trump administration quickly placed higher education at the center…
Congress Presses Columbia University to Review and Potentially End China-Related Student Exchange Program
The U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party recently sent a letter to Columbia University, calling on the…
Unexpected Stability in US International PhD Enrollment Despite Trump-Era Policies
Despite a series of restrictive policies under the Trump administration—including tighter visa screening, limits on students from certain countries, and…
Asian Americans make up 41% of Harvard’s Class of 2029
On October 23, Harvard University released data for the Class of 2029, revealing that Asian Americans make up 41% of…
Twenty Years After China’s College Expansion, U.S. Universities Emerge as Unexpected Beneficiaries
NBER recently released a new working paper showing that China’s massive university enrollment expansion, launched in 1999, has not only…
A Life Adrift, a Heart Returned — Remembering Yang Chen-Ning
n October 18, 2025, Nobel laureate and physicist Yang Chen-Ning passed away at Tsinghua campus in Beijing at the age…
Over One-Third of Nobel Laureates Are Immigrants — Nature Reveals a New Global Landscape of Scientific Migration
In an era marked by intensifying globalization and technological competition, the mobility of scientific talent has become a defining feature…