Partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that could be used for military purposes,

A congressional report argues that Beijing has exploited ties with American universities to advance technologically, and that further guardrails are needed.

Over the past decade, partnerships between US and Chinese universities have secured hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. This funding has reportedly aided Beijing in developing critical technologies that could potentially be used for military purposes,

A House committee investigation discovered more than 2,000 research papers published in the past decade indicating researchers receiving U.S. federal funding collaborated with Chinese researchers, leading to advances in China’s military technology.

China is exploiting U.S. government-funded research and partnerships between American and Chinese universities — including some with explicit links to the Chinese military — to gain “back-door access” to insights on advanced technology breakthroughs,