The US witch-hunt against Chinese scientists and the death of Danhao Wang
A 30-year-old Chinese postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan took his own life after being questioned by federal agents, sparking concerns over a witch-hunt against Chinese scientists in the US. The incident highlights the complicity of academic institutions in state repression and the need for a unified political struggle against the anti-Chinese pogrom.
Danhao Wang, a 30-year-old postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, died on March 19 after being questioned by federal agents. Wang was working on semiconductor physics and had authored over 100 articles, including a landmark paper in the journal Nature. His research has potential military applications, but also vast potential to benefit society. The US government and university administration have been accused of complicitly targeting young Chinese researchers. The University of Michigan withheld the fact of Wang's suicide for two weeks, only confirming it after independent reporting. Wang's death is seen as a consequence of a systematic government- and university-sponsored operation against Chinese scientists.
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