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...Xu Xiping, associate professor of occupational epidemiology at SPH, was the subject of a lengthy investigative report in the Washington Post last December. The story accused Xu of possibly unethical practices in his field work in China as part of a genetics research project...
According to two articles written by the Post this summer, as a result of this critical story and a similar story which later appeared in a Chinese news magazine, Xu sent two letters to Chinese government officials urging them to ban or censor further reporting about genetic research in China...
...million Red Guards, the shock troops of the Cultural Revolution?and waved his arms like a conductor as the masses sang along with a revolutionary hymn that boomed from loudspeakers. The roar of support was deafening. "Seeing him was like a dream; I will treasure this night forever," said Xu Zhenyi, a bicycle repairman who clutched a special victory edition of the state newspaper, the People's Daily...
...America, part of an influx of foreign-born scientists and engineers who helped propel the U.S. to R.-and-D. dominance in the 1980s and '90s. Hai Lin, 30, got a Ph.D. from the New Jersey Institute for Technology in 1996, while his future colleague at Lucent, Kai Xu, 33, got a doctorate in 1995 from Rutgers. Both found work through a technology-employment firm that places talented technicians with companies that need their expertise. For two years they worked as "distinguished members" of Lucent's staff, making six-figure salaries and settling into comfortable lives in suburban New Jersey...
...Beijing has a history of releasing dissidents when it can win points internationally; human rights activists call it "hostage politics." Just before the i.o.c. voted in 1993 on Beijing's bid to host the 2000 Games, authorities released famous political prisoners Wang Dan, Wei Jingsheng and Xu Wenli. They remained stubbornly critical of the government and Beijing lost the bid to Sydney by two votes. That's one reason why a quick release of opposition party organizers now is unlikely. Besides, Wang Youcai had challenged the government directly by trying to register his party, insisting that China's constitution guarantees...