Follow The Money: Why Foreign Influence On University Campuses Is A Threat To National Security
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Follow The Money: Why Foreign Influence On University Campuses Is A Threat To National Security

Nicholas Giordano

When it comes to America’s national security, we think of energy grids, water supply systems, and espionage by foreign governments. Our university system, however, receives very little attention — and it should. The fact is America’s universities are wittingly and unwittingly putting U.S. national security at risk as they have been infiltrated by foreign countries.

China has built the most sophisticated espionage operations in the world and its government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has identified U.S. universities as fertile ground for extracting valuable research and knowledge. There’s no shortage of examples of technology transfers from our top university campuses to foreign entities.

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