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Scientists Boycott NASA Conference Because of Ban On Chinese Participants
New submitter Eunuchswear writes "Congress has passed laws forbidding NASA from allowing Chinese nationals on its premises, so NASA was forced to reject applications from Chinese scientists to attend the upcoming meeting on the Kepler space telescope next month. This ban extends even to Chinese scientists and students working in the USA, angering many American scientists. Geoff Marcy, known for his work on exoplanets, is reported to be boycotting the conference. 'In good conscience, I cannot attend a meeting that discriminates in this way. The meeting is about planets located trillions of miles away, with no national security implications.' he said in an email to the conference organisers."
Yup, more butthurt from whining American pussies "oh look the Chinese have a manned space program and we don't, so let's block all their scientists". Morons. Oh wait: maybe this is about Chinese human rights issues? ROFL like the US is not the greatest human rights violator and state sponsor of terrorism in the entire world nowadays. Talk about Tibet - no I'd rather talk about Iraq, and Afghanistan, and Yemen, and Syria - almost.