Nobel laureates accuse China of attempting to censor Taiwanese chemist
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Rebecca Trager2021-08-04T13:30:00
The US National Academy of Sciences came under pressure to revoke the invite of chemistry laureate Yuan Lee to a climate summit
More than 100 Nobel laureates have rebuked the Chinese government for pressuring the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to revoke the invite of chemistry Nobel prize winner Yuan Lee, a Taiwan-born chemist from addressing a virtual Nobel Prize Summit in April. The event, organised by the NAS and hosted by the Nobel Foundation, focused on climate change and sustainable development.