‘Beijing’s Plan to Overtake the United States’: Rubio Slams Universities’ $120 Million China Ties

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks at the Heritage Foundation March 29, 2022 in Washington. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

More than two dozen U.S. universities entered into financial arrangements with China-based entities during the past year, including those directly governed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a new report.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized the agreements, which are believed to have netted China more than $120 million, as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s effort to supplant the United States as the world’s superpower.