Moolenaar Touts Closure of Joint Programs Tied to CCP Tech Transfer

Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) is commending seven universities—Dartmouth College; Temple University; University of California, Davis; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Riverside; University of Notre Dame; and University of Tennessee—for ending their joint programs associated with the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). These closures come after the Select Committee sent investigatory letters detailing the dangers associated with the CSC, a CCP-managed technology transfer effort that exploits U.S. institutions and directly supports China's military and scientific growth. 

“I commend these seven universities for taking decisive action to close their programs tied to the Chinese Scholarship Council—a dangerous technology transfer initiative that advances the PRC’s authoritarian ambitions. By stepping up to protect their campuses from malign foreign influence, these U.S. institutions are demonstrating real leadership and a commitment to safeguarding U.S. research and innovation. I hope more schools will follow their lead, putting the integrity of American science and our national security first,” said Chairman Moolenaar.\

This July, Chairman Moolenaar called on these same universities to close their programs.

"Unlike other international student programs, the CSC has faced increasing scrutiny and criticism due to concerns over academic freedom, surveillance of students, ideological control, and potential espionage. For example, CSC mandates that sponsored students return to the PRC upon completing their studies and serve the PRC for at least two years," wrote Chairman Moolenaar in the July letters.

Protecting American research remains a priority for the committee. Last week, the committee released Ph.D. to PLA, an investigation detailing how Biden-era visa failures led hard-earned American taxpayer dollars to fund students linked to China's military.