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The U.S. Government and federal sponsors have raised significant concerns with \u201cforeign talent recruitment programs\u201d and \u201cmalign foreign talent recruitment programs\u201d.<\/p>\n

As discussed below, researchers should understand that there are critical differences between \u201cmalign foreign talent recruitment programs\u201d and \u201cforeign talent recruitment programs\u201d (also sometimes referred to as \u201cforeign government-sponsored talent recruitment programs\u201d). Though any country can sponsor a foreign talent recruitment program, the U.S. Government is particularly concerned with programs affiliated with China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Government has expressed concerns that participation in a foreign talent recruitment program could lead to undisclosed conflicts of interest or commitment, the inappropriate transfer of federally-funded research to foreign governments, violation of export control laws, and theft of intellectual property.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Government and federal sponsors have raised significant concerns with \u201cforeign talent recruitment programs\u201d and \u201cmalign foreign talent recruitment programs\u201d. 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