Category: Tibetan Plateau

Monkey-Brain Study With Link to China’s Military Roils Top European University

SYDNEY/COPENHAGEN—A Chinese professor at the University of Copenhagen conducted genetic research with the Chinese military without disclosing the connection, the university told Reuters, in the latest example of how China’s pursuit of military-civilian technology is tapping into Western academia in the strategically sensitive area of biotechnology. The professor, Guojie Zhang, is also employed by Shenzhen-based…


Over 20,000 Applicants Compete for a Job in Tibet Amid China’s Unemployment Crisis

This year, workers in China have encountered waves of large-scale layoffs. In the latest Chinese civil service exams, a post office in Tibet shockingly received the most applications. Registration for China’s 2022 civil service recruitment ended at 6 p.m. on Oct. 24. According to its official website, the total number of applicants was 2,047,281, and…