Elite American University Remains In Alliance With The Chinese Communist Party

An elite American university joined an alliance with the Chinese Communist Party that helps the Chinese government grow its economy and influence. 

Washington University-St. Louis remains the only Northern American school to join the University Alliance of the Silk Road (UASR), which is an academic arm of the People’s Republic of China. The school joined the alliance in 2015 under the leadership of Chancellor Mark Wrighton.