House Republicans Investigate DOD Over Funding Universities With CCP-Linked Groups

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) speaks during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2022. Jason Andrew-Pool/Getty Images

House Republicans are conducting an investigation into the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at American universities.

Reps. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) took the lead writing a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dated Feb. 3, demanding answers about DOD funding for schools with Confucius Institutes (CI) or other CCP-linked entities.