Congress, Biden must crack down on universities’ Chinese gravy-train

November 27, 2023

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) issued its 2023 report to Congress on Nov. 14. The report included 30 recommendations of “particular significance.” Its third recommendation identified proposals to “address China’s state-sponsored influence and interference” now affecting America’s universities. Released a day before President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, the report addresses a wide range of China’s challenges to the U.S. and offers important legislative recommendations for protecting America’s interests. https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?iu=%2F5678%2Fnx.thehill%2Fopinion%2Feducation&adk=92694659&sz=300×250%7C300x250&output=html&impl=ifr&ifi=1&msz=352x-1&psz=352x-1&fws=4&scp=pos%3Dmr1_ab%26kw%3D4315358-congress-biden-must-crack-down-on-universities-chinese-gravy-train%26hlmeta%3D4315358%2520congress%2520biden%2520must%2520crack%2520down%2520on%2520universities%2520chinese%2520gravy%2520train%26fold%3Datf%26pagetype%3Damp%26pgid%3D4315358%26pers_cid%3Dthehill-2-article-4315358%26tags%3Dchina%2520harvard%2520higher%2520education%2520stanford%2520yale&adf=796093839&nhd=1&adx=42&ady=1148&oid=2&aexp=1002!1102&ptt=13&gdfp_req=1&sfv=1-0-37&u_sd=1.875&artc=1562%2C1563%2C528&ati=10%2C10%2C8&ard=amspbs.com%2Fopenrtb2%2Famp%2Cwww.oapi26b.com%2FrequestProcessor%2Fscorefile%2Caps&is_amp=3&amp_v=2310301456000&d_imp=1&c=167966004052&ga_cid=r-Fq9lMbxQO3VAJ3hO9D2QX0xq3amOJ6iShl1I6curAir7cSwMiLO9Kf6um-yjv6&ga_hid=4052&dt=1701065948508&biw=384&bih=690&u_aw=384&u_ah=853&u_cd=24&u_w=384&u_h=853&u_tz=-300&u_his=10&isw=384&ish=690&vis=1&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&bc=7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fopinion%2Feducation%2F4315358-congress-biden-must-crack-down-on-universities-chinese-gravy-train%2F&top=news.google.com&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org%2Fv%2Fs%2Fthehill.com%2Fopinion%2Feducation%2F4315358-congress-biden-must-crack-down-on-universities-chinese-gravy-train%2Famp%2F%3Famp_js_v%3D0.1%23origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fnews.google.com%26prerenderSize%3D1%26visibilityState%3Dvisible%26paddingTop%3D0.01%26history%3D0%26p2r%3D0%26storage%3D1%26development%3D0%26log%3D0%26cap%3Dcid%26csi%3D0%26cid%3D1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2F&bdt=10818046&dtd=1699&__amp_source_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com The report is particularly notable for the unanimous support it received from all USCC commissioners for its recommendations. For reference, its chairman served as chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and its vice chairman was a foreign policy adviser to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) before becoming a deputy assistant secretary of state in the Trump administration.