Beijing Has Taken Advantage of America’s Academic Freedoms, Security Expert Says

Students walk across the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The university is one of five that reportedly has undisclosed ties with a leading Chinese military research university sanctioned by the U.S. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Five American colleges have undisclosed ties to a leading Chinese military research university sanctioned by the United States, according to a recent Washington Free Beacon report. One defense expert says that the U.S. must sever such ties and partnerships to protect American national security.

The report showed an internet archive record of a partnership between China’s top military engineering school Beihang University and five American universities.