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Microsoft Funds First US-Based Chinese Research University Degree Program

Posted by Soulskill on from the only-china-could-go-to-nixon dept.

theodp writes: Microsoft will give $40 million to help fund a graduate-school program with the Univ. of Washington and China's Tsinghua University. The Global Innovation Exchange, which will be located in the Seattle area, marks the first time a Chinese research university has established a physical presence in the U.S. The center will open in 2016 with the goal of attracting 3,000 students within a decade, according to Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith. UW Interim President Ana Mari Cauce and Tsinghua President Qiu Yong made the announcement Thursday afternoon in downtown Bellevue, accompanied by Gov. Jay Inslee and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Both Cauce and Smith waved off concerns about the possibility that a partnership with a Chinese university could lead to corporate espionage or hacking. "The solution to mistrust is more contact, not less," said Cauce, whose UW currently hosts 3,500+ students from China.

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  1. Sure, help the enemy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "“Helping Chinese universities or the Chinese government get global branding definitely provides a very good view to the government, which is good for building up the relationship between Microsoft and the government.”

    Wow Microsoft, that's sure nice of you, after having built your empire on the backs of hard working Americans who paid you big dollars for your software, to take some of your easily earned money and support a country who is pointing nukes at us. Hey, why don't you do the same for Russia and North Korea? Oh, that's right, they don't have over a billion people who may want to buy your products.Or maybe you're long-term play here is to foster international competition by training up a large number of foreigners who will go back and work in their own country (oops, I mean form IT consultancies that will provide much needed staffing (spies) to American companies through H-1B visas, because, after all, Suckerberg really needs some help).

    1. Re:Sure, help the enemy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Another Merican propaganda drone! I bet you don't even see the problem with Reps & Dems arguing.

      Do you believe the Sony hack was North Korea? How do you think the North Korean's hack using their Commodore Vic 20s at 300Baud? Sony was an inside job most likely an underpaid IT worker.

      When was the last time the Chinese invaded or attacked anyone? China is determined not to be invaded again that is why they are pushing their military might. You should read up on WWII.

      H1-Bs are an American corporatist/capitalism problem! I am American. If the CEOs did get such massive pay checks, bonuses, the corp would have more money to pay employees. If Wall Street didn't demand repeat increases year after year in earnings/dividends, then those same a-hole CEOs wouldn't be cutting operating expenses and shipping your job over to India/China for 1/4 the pay. Think about that next time your whining at some person 8,000 mi. away about your Internet that is not working.

      Why do you think relations with Cuba have increased after 50 years? Answer: Corporations want the cheap labor and a place to peddle our high fructose corn syrups and sugary things to make people fat so they need our pharmaceutical drugs to slow the effects of diabetes!

      Quit watching Faux News and read up on history, and START THINKING FOR YOURSELF! You are part of the problem.

  2. Misdirected Trust by sdinfoserv · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When the Chinese have proven themselves time after time to be untrustworthy, and responsible for innumerable hacking, how does 'more contact' resolve that? Do some research on the Sandia National Labs hack... The Chinese had a spy AT the lab. Disclosure: I run a small ISP.. the VAST majority of hacking attempts against my organization originate from China. Just this week, I blocked 3 class C ranges that belong the the University of China.

    1. Re:Misdirected Trust by ADRA · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Does this have more to do with 'evil chinese hacker swarms' or more to do with poorly secured networks being abused by parties unknown? Seriously, I'm no hacker but I'd have enough brains to never launch attacks directly from my loc when there are perfectly weak targets to channel attacks through. And lets forget entirely about TOR because systems attacks through TOR could never be a thing.

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      Bye!
  3. Re: Riiiight by GrantRobertson · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Of course that only works if the other party is actually trustworthy.