Canadian research programs have now been cleared of security risks posed by China, a university association executive told MPs at a House of Commons committee. This claim follows security alerts about research partnerships with Chinese technology firms and a military academy. “We hear about potential threats, we hear about attempts to influence and so on and we take them very, very seriously,” said Chad Gaffield, chief executive officer of U15, an association representing Canada’s top 15 research universities. During his testimony at the House science committee, he further asserted that the measures implemented to mitigate security risks associated with Beijing “are working,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/universities-group-head-says-canadian-research-programs-cleared-of-china-risks-5502516