Moolenaar Supports New Federal Partnership on Foreign Funding at Universities

Today, the departments of Education and State established a partnership to increase the transparency of foreign gifts made to American universities and identify possible threats.

“China has given more than $6 billion to American universities as it seeks to infiltrate our campuses, promote its authoritarian agenda, and gain access to taxpayer-funded research,” said Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China. “This new partnership is another example of how the Trump Administration is seriously challenging the threats from China and demanding more accountability from academic leaders who have allowed their campuses to be havens for China’s espionage efforts.”

Earlier this year, the Department of Education published foreignfundinghighered.gov, a website that publishes the foreign funding provided to American universities. China is the second biggest donor, having spent more than $6 billion to gain access and advance its agenda on U.S. universities.