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Executive Summary
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... Private American institutions, as well as the federal government, responded quickly and enthusiastically to the renewed ties and set up many diverse programs. Among people in both public and private life in the United States, there was a conscious recognition, or in some cases an intuitive sense, that the dramatic economic, social, and foreign policy experiments occurring in China would affect Americans.
From page 2...
... In comparison, in academic year 1983-1984, fewer than 8 percent of all foreign students in the United States were studying the physical or life sciences. Relatively few PRC Chinese, however, have come to the United States to study management, agriculture, social sciences, or the
From page 3...
... PRC J-1 visa holders have proved academically competitive in winning financial support, particularly in the physical and life sciences, where extensive teaching and research assistance is required. Moreover, in the United States, some of the technical fields of high priority to the PRC have adequate funding but an inadequate number of qualified American students.
From page 4...
... In China, the impact has been most apparent in scientific and technical fields. This simple dichotomy, however, obscures significant American contributions to economics, law, and, increasingly, the other social sciences in China, and also masks the contributions of China to the natural sciences in the United States (e.g., agriculture and cancer epidemiology)
From page 5...
... Whether these trends will continue depends on economic conditions in the United States and in China, on the types of visas issued to PRC students and scholars, and on feedback about how well the skills of returnees are being used. For the PRC, the effects of academic exchange extend beyond training some of its most promising students and scholars.
From page 6...
... Generally, the United States government supports cooperation in these fields in developing countries through its foreign-assistance programs. Which agency or agencies are most appropriate to support Sino-American cooperation in these fields is a decision fittingly left to others.
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... 6. Institutions in both the PRC and the United States should make further investments in training Chinese students in the humanities and social sciences (particularly American studies, international relations, and law)
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... Given the diversity of America's academic ties with the PRC, national leadership is needed in order to assess emerging exchange opportunities, to monitor trends in the relationship, to mobilize economic and intellectual resources, and to focus attention on the issue of access. Therefore, there continues to be a need for an institution such as the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China (CSCPRC)


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