“The House Select Committee on China argues that universities receiving U.S. taxpayer funding must do more than meet the narrowest legal requirements when collaborating with institutions embedded in China’s military research system, particularly when it comes to technology with potential defense or military uses.

“The committee argues the U.S. university's financial ties to China heighten the need for strict oversight of its research partnerships and foreign-funding disclosures.

“Harvard allegedly failed to adequately safeguard research collaborations with Chinese institutions, including universities tied to Beijing’s military and defense-industrial base, according to a report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

“The House Committee created to crackdown on China argues that Harvard’s approach to research security opened the door for collaborations that could advance technological and military capabilities of the hostile nation.

“Harvard’s research-compliance office characterized the project as nonmilitary research.

“the committee said it reviewed publications spanning dozens of disciplines and found that engineering accounted for the largest share of Harvard-affiliated research involving Seven Sons institutions.

“the scholarships are funded entirely through private donations rather than institutional funds and maintained that all applicants are "evaluated equally based on merit,"

“China’s rapid AI advancements are thanks to Beijing’s effective yet risky approach of “move fast and regulate later” where the government oftentimes allows firms to scale in regulatory gray zones before later intervening

Carl Benedikt Frey

professor at Oxford University

American Thinker Blog · Aug 13
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