Foreign Media: As the United States faces a crisis of talent outflow, scientific cooperation between China and Europe is rapidly intensifying, with both sides benefiting from the large number of young scientists flowing out of the U.S.
Patrick Cramer, President of Germany's Max Planck Society, pointed out that the rapid changes in the current geopolitical landscape are triggering a "profound transformation in global talent mobility." He believes there are two major driving forces behind this trend:
First, the policy shocks brought by the new U.S. administration. The Trump administration has revised visa regulations, cut research funding, and launched attacks on specific research areas such as Earth system sciences, making it difficult for certain fields to thrive in the United States. As a result, many scholars who previously intended to go to the U.S. have instead turned toward other regions around the world.
Second, the rise of China's scientific capabilities. China has invested heavily in building research institutions, with a continuous increase in academic positions, significantly enhancing its appeal to global scientific talent.
Cramer also noted that wars and conflicts worldwide are forcing some scientists to leave their home countries in search of more stable research environments. The convergence of multiple factors has made China and Europe dual beneficiaries in the latest wave of global talent reallocation, thereby accelerating the deepening of strategic cooperation between China and Europe in fundamental science.
Original Source: toutiao.com/article/1865428726871050/
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