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September 29, 2022

Cracking Down on Illegal Ties to China

David Acevedo

UPDATED: A repository of 51 professors, higher ed administrators, students, and government researchers in America who have been investigated or charged for illegal ties to China.

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September 27, 2022

Remember Los Alamos

Marina Ziemnick

Our refusal to protect our own national security secrets has made us the butt of the Los Alamos Club’s joke—and the theft of research on nuclear weaponry really isn’t funny.

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September 23, 2022

The Los Alamos Club: Cowardice Has Consequences

David Acevedo

A new bombshell report reveals China's widespread research theft at one of America's leading national laboratories.

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August 23, 2022

“China Made Me Do It”

Marina Ziemnick

Whenever an American university considers a partnership with a foreign institution, our nation’s laws and interests must take precedence over foreign demands.

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March 3, 2022

Department of Justice Announces the End of the China Initiative

Marina Ziemnick

If we can’t even bring ourselves to speak China’s name for fear of offending the powers that be, what hope do we have of countering its attacks? 

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December 22, 2021

One Less Talent for China: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lieber

Marina Ziemnick

We must be vigilant in tracking and stopping the flow of American research to China. Charles Lieber’s conviction is a step in the right direction, but it is by no means the end of the fight.

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October 20, 2021

How Can State Legislatures Counter Chinese Influence in American Higher Education?

Rachelle Peterson

This written testimony by NAS Senior Research Fellow Rachelle Peterson focuses on the CCP's continual influence on American higher ed, as well as what state legislatures can do about it.

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June 15, 2021

Florida Turns Up the Heat on Foreign Influence

David Acevedo

Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a pair of bills targeting malign foreign influence in Florida higher education—House Bill 7017 and House Bill 1523.

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June 1, 2021

Rubio Moves to Confront China, Senate Votes “Nay”

David Acevedo

When will federal lawmakers get serious about protecting American research?

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March 31, 2021

China's Confucius Institutes Might Be Closing, But They Succeeded

Rachelle Peterson

The United States is headed toward a post-Confucius Institute world. The CCP knows that and is prepared. Meanwhile, Chinese government influence is appearing under new guises.

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