Republicans Push Legislation to Protect US Universities From Foreign Spying

Republicans Push Legislation to Protect US Universities From Foreign Spying
The Confucius Institute Building on the Troy University Campus in Alabama, U.S. on March 16, 2018 Kreeder13 via Wikimedia Commons
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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Republicans are introducing new legislation that would seek to protect U.S. universities from the theft of sensitive information by foreign nations such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

A bill dubbed the “Protect Our Universities Act of 2019,” introduced by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on March 12, would establish a Department of Education-led interagency task force to address the vulnerabilities currently present on college campuses across the nation.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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