On Sept. 11, 2024, a new racist anti-China bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by 237-180, with an overwhelmingly Republican majority vote. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) now waits in the list of Judiciary Committee post-election bills, before being sent to the Senate. The alleged purpose of the bill is to “counter the influence of the Communist Party of China (CCP).” H.R.1398, named, “Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024,” specifically targets Americans of Chinese descent who are working in science, academia, and in Chinese businesses.
The previously racist “China Initiative,” launched under the first Trump administration, caused more than 250 researchers of Asian descent to lose their jobs—only 3 of whom were convicted! The hideous nature of the policy, implemented by the FBI and the National Institutes of Health, is indicated by the suicide of Chinese-American neuroscientist Jane Y. Wu, a prominent researcher at Northwestern University. This legislative/executive campaign is a disgusting assault against precious scientists, and against science itself.
