{"id":1958563,"date":"2023-06-27T18:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T22:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-us-not-to-renew-science-and-tech-agreement-with-china\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T18:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T22:26:04","slug":"republicans-urge-us-not-to-renew-science-and-tech-agreement-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-us-not-to-renew-science-and-tech-agreement-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans oppose the renewal of the US-China science and tech agreement."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-urge-us-not-to-renew-science-and-tech-agreement-with-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1958563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Call to End Cooperation with China in Science and Technology<\/h2>\n<p>A group of House Republicans is urging the Biden administration not to renew a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-gov-rejects-indian-gaming-bill-cites-problems-with-bills-structure\/\" title=\"Maine Gov. rejects Indian Gaming Bill, cites problems with bill\u2019s structure\">long-standing agreement<\/a> with China on cooperation in science and technology. This agreement, established in 1979 when the two countries first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-rebukes-china-for-human-rights-abuses-in-call-with-chinese-diplomat\/\" title=\"Blinken Rebukes China for Human Rights Abuses in Call with Chinese Diplomat\">established diplomatic ties<\/a>, is set to expire on Aug. 27. It has been renewed every five years to promote collaboration in various fields, including science and agriculture.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The [People&#8217;s Republic of China] continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-us-not-to-renew-science-and-tech-agreement-with-china\/\" title=\"Republicans oppose the renewal of the US-China science and tech agreement.\">practice military-civil fusion<\/a>, seeking to leverage civilian and commercial research for military and defense purposes,&#8221; they wrote. &#8220;The evidence available suggests that the PRC will continue to look for opportunities to exploit partnerships organized under the [Science and Technology Agreement] to advance its military objectives to the greatest extent possible and, in some cases, to attempt to undermine American sovereignty. The United States must stop fueling its own destruction. Letting the STA expire is a good first step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawmakers, in a letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, expressed concerns that the partnership could lead to the development of technology that may be used against the U.S. in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also highlighted the Department of Agriculture&#8217;s involvement in over a dozen active research projects with Chinese entities. The lawmakers warned that these projects have clear dual-use applications, such as developing techniques for analyzing satellite and drone imagery for irrigation management.<\/p>\n<p>One example cited in the letter was a 2018 project between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and China&#8217;s Meteorological Administration. Under this agreement, balloons were launched to study the atmosphere. However, Beijing later used this technology to launch a surveillance balloon that crossed the continental U.S. before being shot down by the U.S. military over the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerned Lawmakers<\/h3>\n<p>Ten lawmakers, including Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, signed the letter. Notably, no Democrats signed on, and the ranking member&#8217;s office declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how the Biden administration will respond to this call to end cooperation with China in science and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of House Republicans is cautioning the Biden administration against renewing the longstanding science and technology cooperation agreement with China. This agreement, in place since 1979 when diplomatic ties were established, is set to expire on Aug. 27. 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