Epstein Secrets

by the academic community difficult. Some participating American institutions have belatedly had second thoughts about their partnerships. In 2014, the University of Chicago terminated its CI contract with the Hanban after months of controversy among faculty, spurred by a high- profile critical article by an emeritus mem

hés from the Chinese embassy in an effort to convey China’s opposition to the Taiwan Travel Act, US Defense Authorization Act, possible prospects for US Navy ship visits, and submarine sales to Taiwan. In concluding his stern warnings, one attaché warned: “We are no longer weak, and can inflict pain on Tai

erstandably worried about doing this in an urban area, Fermi was confident enough to convince the leader of the project to allow him to build it at the University of Chicago. On Decem- ber z, 1942, the reactor went critical, and Chicago survived. Two and a half years later, Fermi was on hand in New Mexico to observe the

o fission and release energy, and to release more neutrons that could bombard more uranium atoms and so on. Soon after, Fermi gave a lecture to the US Navy warning of the po- tential significance of this result, but few took him seriously. Later that year, Einstein's famous letter made its way to Presid

reported in our Outlook last year. Of course, not all experts believe that there is a mismeasurement problem. Notable among them is Chad Syverson of the University of Chicago, who raises four points in making this case.*° First, he states that the productivity slowdown has been global in nature and unrelated to countries’

t Trump’s actions to date, such as the telephone conversation with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen” and his response to the recent Chinese seizure of a US Navy drone,” are any indication, we may see some fireworks in US- China relations during the Trump administration. 34 | Goldman Sachs | JANUARY 2017 HOU