Topics for Discussion

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-A number of Chinese medical researchers have vanished without explanation since the start of the pandemic. Does this suggest that there is disagreement among Chinese scientists about sharing medical research with the world and should we be concentrating on trying to foster the development of direct connections among global researchers rather than going through their governments?

-Should the world community be forcefully supporting the independence of Taiwan to help ward off incursions by China?

-How can we be more realistic about identifying foreign spies embedded at U.S. universities and other institutions where they may be able to steal our intellectual and technology developments and secrets?

-Have the negative impacts of mining Rare Earth minerals been adequately studied and balanced against the desire to increase world use of ‘green’ technology?

-Do we tend to ignore pollution and environmental damage that is happening in places that are not frequented by Westerners?

-Is the World Health Organization truly a neutral body whose goal is to improve world health or is it being used by China or other countries to promote their own interests?