Title:
Research security tightened with China threat in mind
Authors:
Suvendrini Kakuchi & Yojana Sharma
Published:
University World News, 16 June 2021
From the article:
Japan is enacting new measures to guard against theft of advanced technologies by foreign countries like China, including a system for Japanese and foreign researchers to seek government approval before they can access civil-military or so-called dual-use research and technologies. The system is aimed at strengthening national security, officials said.
However, some Japanese academics have said increased monitoring will not have the desired effect and instead could hamper legitimate and fruitful research collaboration.