GOP lawmakers press Defense Sec. Austin about federal funds to colleges with Chinese government ties
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Rep. Jim Banks and 56 House Republicans sent a letter to Secretary Lloyd Austin asking about the federal funds going to colleges and universities with ties to the Chinese government.
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"During the last administration, Congress finally took important steps to combat China’s illicit influence efforts at U.S. universities, Banks told Fox News Digital in a statement. "When Republicans retake the majority we’ll be able to protect the progress we’ve made from a president who seeks to reset our relations with China to the pre-Trump status quo."
The lawmakers wrote they were concerned about the Chinese government’s "influence and infiltration in American universities through Confucius Institutes and other partnerships with PRC universities that may pose a national security risk to American universities and the U.S. research and development enterprise."
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