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Energy Department Funded Chinese Defense, Quantum Research, Lawmakers Find

Lawmakers and researchers sound the alarm on the academic loophole that enables the sharing of sensitive research with China.
Energy Department Funded Chinese Defense, Quantum Research, Lawmakers Find
The Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., in this file photo. The Albuquerque Journal via AP
Catherine Yang
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded research done in collaboration with Chinese researchers and institutes linked to China’s defense research and industrial complex, according to a congressional report published on Dec. 17.

Lawmakers with the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence are calling on the federal agency to improve due diligence.

Catherine Yang
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.