October 27, 2020
Article: ED Finds Over $6.5 Billion in Undisclosed Foreign Gifts
David Acevedo
In a new report, the Department of Education details “four decades of pervasive noncompliance” with foreign gift disclosure law by American colleges and universities.
October 20, 2020
Article: China Threatens Hostage Diplomacy
David Acevedo
China has officially upped the ante, warning that it may begin detaining Americans as retaliation for U.S. actions against Chinese influence.
September 15, 2020
Article: NAS Publishes New Report: Corrupting the College Board
David Acevedo
In NAS's new report, Senior Fellow Rachelle Peterson examines the deep-seated, longstanding ties between the College Board and the Chinese Communist Party.
September 10, 2020
Press Release: College Board Corrupted by Chinese Government Funding, Report Finds
National Association of Scholars
In exchange for generous Chinese government funding, the College Board has given China strategic access to American K-12 education, concludes a new report from the National Association of Scholars.
August 25, 2020
Statement: NAS Applauds the Newly Drafted ATHENAI Act
National Association of Scholars
The Athenai Institute has drafted the Action to Halt the Expansion of Neo-Authoritarian Influence Act, a model state bill which would require Confucius Institutes to close by 2021.
August 24, 2020
Article: An Important Step in the Fight to Ban Chinese Confucius Institutes
Rachelle Peterson
Alabama state representative Tommy Hanes has unveiled a draft proposal to ban Confucius Institutes outright, a model we encourage legislators in the rest of the U.S. to follow.
August 14, 2020
Statement: NAS Welcomes State Department's Designation of the CIUSC
National Association of Scholars
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has designated the Confucius Institute U.S. Center as a foreign mission of the People’s Republic of China.
August 25, 2020
Article: Hunting the Phoenix: New Report Uncovers 600 Chinese “Talent-Recruitment Stations”
David Acevedo
New research by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute reveals the inner workings of China's international "talent-recruitment" scheme. America is by far its biggest target.
August 11, 2020
Article: House Leaders Take Aim at Dark Money in Higher Ed
David Acevedo
Reps. James Comer (R-KY), Jim Jordan, (R-OH), and Virginia Foxx (R-NC) have sent letters to six university presidents, requesting years of unredacted foreign financial transactions.
July 23, 2020
Article: China is Rebranding Its Confucius Institutes
Rachelle Peterson
In response to national criticism of Confucius Institutes, China plans to obscure their operations by renaming the Hanban and spreading out oversight across several organizations.