The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Committee on Education and the Workforce released a report on Sept. 11 on joint institute partnerships between U.S. universities and Chinese entities, often ones with open ties to the CCP and Chinese military.
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Almost all Chinese institutions partnering with U.S. universities had direct ties to China’s defense industry or defense agencies or both, a report states.

A military officer walks past Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's J-16 multirole strike fighter for the People's Liberation Army air force at the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, on Sept. 28, 2021. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images