China's Culture of Secrecy Brands Research as Spying

Great article.  Its sad for Dr. Xue and his family being trapped in a catch 22 situation.  My reading is basically anything that is not declared as secret, is a secret and you can be persecuted for it within China.
China's Culture of Secrecy Brands Research as Spying - WSJ

Areas of secrecy include national defense, foreign affairs, policy decisions, economic and social development, plus science and technology.

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