Caution's the Word for China Scholars

Many U.S.-based researchers are wary of a security crackdown

The recent convictions of two academics in China on spying charges, and the detention of several others, may dampen the ability of China scholars based in the United States to conduct research and to speak publicly about their work.

Some say they will no longer collect the kinds of government and other documents that seem to have gotten Gao Zhan, an American University researcher, and others into trouble. Some have

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