- Science & Technology
- Innovation
- Confronting and Competing with China
- Understanding the Effects of Technology on Economics and Governance
In the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC), foreign talent recruitment programs are core components of a comprehensive, highly integrated toolkit for achieving state strategic goals that include global preeminence in science and technology, industrial and economic self-reliance, vibrant innovation chains, and military strength. This advisory analyzes the sophisticated foreign talent recruitment strategies the PRC pursues, the limitations of current US compliance frameworks, and the challenges evolving PRC practice poses to the US research community.
NSF SECURE Analytics Advisories empower the research community to identify and mitigate potential research security risks through timely, actionable information on critical areas of science and technology development with implications for international research collaboration.
Cite this essay:
NSF SECURE Analytics, “PRC Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs Test US Research Security,” Advisory 2, June 2026.
