据弗吉尼亚理工大学发言人和《南华早报》审阅的一份官方信函副本透露，弗吉尼亚理工大学正在加速关闭与中国西安电子科技大学的联合本科项目，将原本计划持续到2029年的合作提前终止。
Virginia Tech is accelerating the closure of a joint undergraduate programme with China’s Xidian University, bringing forward the end of a partnership that it had previously planned to keep running until 2029, according to a university spokesperson and a copy of an official letter reviewed by the South China Morning Post.
这一决定是在五角大楼推动加强对美国高校与中国研究联系的监督背景下做出的，这已导致30多所高校采取80多项与终止相关的行动……
This decision comes as the Pentagon’s push to tighten oversight of US universities’ research ties with China has led to more than 80 termination-related actions across 30...