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‘Beijing’s Plan to Overtake the United States’: Rubio Slams Universities’ $120 Million China Ties

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:19 am
by claireokc
More than two dozen U.S. universities entered into financial arrangements with China-based entities during the past year, including those directly governed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a new report. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized the agreements, which are believed to have netted China more than $120 million, as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s effort to supplant the United States as the world’s superpower. “The Chinese Communist Party is exploiting our education and research institutions to steal our secrets and gain influence,” Rubio wrote in an email. “This is all part of Beijing’s plan to overtake the United States as the world’s most powerful nation.” ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/beijings- ... 02281.html