US–China science and technology accord expires, maybe for the last time
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Rebecca Trager2024-09-11T14:43:00
Forty-five-year-old agreement has lapsed again but the US remains in contact with China on scientific cooperation
The Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement (STA) between the US and China that has been in place for about 45 years, and lapsed back in February, officially expired in late August and perhaps for the final time. The State Department said that the US and Chinese governments remain in communication about the agreement, including ‘the necessary guardrails around any such cooperation, strengthened provisions for transparency and scientific data reciprocity’.