In a country that is becoming so anti-science, competitive, and unethical, academia is a lonely pursuit...

actually the first monkey cloning happened in 1999 in oregon, as a 10 second google search will verify for you

if you think china is becoming a scientific powerhouse you are delusional. chinese journals are crap. most chinese papers are worthless. their best come exclusively to america. beyond that, anyone with a shred of familiarity with chinese news is aware that (1) the president is currently creating a cult of personality and systematically eliminating his political opposition, (2) the party is intentionally riling up nationalist sentiments, and (3) censorship and repression are as high as they've been for a while.

if you think china is the right place to go for science, sorry, you are just ignorant.

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