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Chinese Scientists Urged to Boycott NeurIPS Over Sanctions

3/27/2026

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Chinese computer scientists are being urged to boycott the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) after US-sanctioned institutions, including Huawei Technologies, were excluded.
The China Computer Federation (CCF) criticized NeurIPS for this decision, saying it undermines core values of academic exchange and openness.
NeurIPS remains a leading AI conference, attracting thousands of researchers annually and a competitive space for US and Chinese firms to recruit AI talent.

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Chinese computer scientists are being urged to boycott the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) after US-sanctioned institutions, including Huawei Technologies, were excluded.
The China Computer Federation (CCF) criticized NeurIPS for this decision, saying it undermines core values of academic exchange and openness.
NeurIPS remains a leading AI conference, attracting thousands of researchers annually and a competitive space for US and Chinese firms to recruit AI talent.