Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S. Conference, but No Visas

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei () rsasecurity com>
Date: August 18, 2005 11:11:54 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S. Conference,  
but No Visas


[re-sent with a Subject line this time - pt]

For IP, if you wish.

A case can be made Dr. Wang's result is the most
significant development in applied cryptography
in the past few years.

Fortunately, American cryptographers were protected
from learning about it first hand.

I feel safer already.

Peter Trei
Disclaimer: The above is my personal opinion
only.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/business/worldbusiness/17code.html


Chinese Cryptologists Get Invitations to a U.S. Conference, but No Visas
By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: August 17, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 - Last year a Chinese mathematician, Xiaoyun  
Wang,
shook up the insular world of code breakers by exposing a new  
vulnerability
in a crucial American standard for data encryption. On Monday, she was
scheduled to explain her discovery in a keynote address to an  
international
group of researchers meeting in California.

But a stand-in had to take her place, because she was not able to enter
the country. Indeed, only one of nine Chinese researchers who sought to
enter the country for the conference received a visa in time to attend.

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