A new House committee report raises concerns about the security of U.S.-China university partnerships, warning that these collaborations are aiding foreign technological and military advancements.
“Following a year-long investigation, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) uncovered that hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. federal research funding over the last decade has contributed to China’s technological advancements and military modernization,” a Committee on Education and the Work Force news release states.
“The results of our joint investigation are alarming,” Moolenaar (pictured) told The College Fix in an email statement.
The CCP “is driving its military advancements through US taxpayer-funded research and through joint [U.S.-China] institutes,” he said.
The House report states that millions of dollars in U.S. federal research funding have helped “the PRC achieve advancements in…hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence, fourth generation nuclear weapons technology, and semiconductor technology.” […]
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