Paul Evans (University of British Columbia), John Krige (Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta), Dr. Meigan Aronson (Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia)

Relations between the United States and China are souring dramatically in what is rapidly becoming a Cold War setting. This is having significant impact on multiple sectors including universities that over four decades have built a web of linkages largely regarded as of mutual advantage. In particular, faculty in STEM and other fields including bio/medicine and Chinese students at American universities, have become increasingly entangled in the escalating confrontation between Washington and Beijing.