InanewstatementreleasedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers(IEEE)onJune2,itliftedrestrictionsoneditorialandpeerreviewactivitiesbyemployeesofHuaweianditsaffiliates.ThefarceindicatesthattheUSgovernment’sattempttointerdictChina-UScooperationonscienceandtechnologyandacademicexchangegoesagainstthewillofthepeopleandisboundofail.Itisabsurd,serious,crazyandunworkabletoconsolidateitsowneconomic,politicalandmilitaryhegemonythroughinterdictingnormalexchangesinscienceandtechnologyandcultureamongcountriesanddefendingitsownhegemonyinscienceandtechnologybycrackingdownoncompetitors.Inthecircumstanceofgrowingeconomicglobalizationandinseparableecosystemofinterwovenglobalinnovationchain,productionchain,supplychainandvaluechain,theUSgovernmenthasmistakenlychosenthecrucialChina-UScooperationinscienceandtechnologyandacademicexchangeasitstargetofattack.However,itisboundtofailandbelaughedatbytheinternationalcommunitybecauseofthebroadandcloseinterdependencethathasdevelopedglobally.Infact,theUSgovernment’strickthatharmsotherswithoutbenefitingitselfnotonlygoesagainstgenerallyacknowledgedtruth,moralityandjustice,butalsowillmakeitselfembraced.TheUSgovernmentinterdictingacademicexchangesandcooperationisboycottedandcriticizedbycirclesofscienceandtechnology,socialsciencesandbusinessesaswellasgovernmentsofmanycountries.ThebanbytheUSgovernmentwillbeproventobeaworthlesscardagainstChina,whoisgettingstrongerineconomyandtechnology.MoreandmorecountriesandpeopleswillseetheUSgovernment’struecolorsthroughitspoliciesandactionsthatisagainstthehistoricaltrend.Asforexchangesandcooperationinscienceandtechnologyandculture,countrieswillbeencouragedtoenhanceindependentinnovationandacademicexchangesandcooperation.ContributedbyDaiChangzhengforGuangmingDailyTranslatedbyZhangZhou