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Bill to Defund Universities With CCP Ties Gains Momentum in Congress

Legislation aimed at cutting taxpayer funding to universities with ties to the Chinese Communist Party is gaining traction on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers raise concerns about espionage and national security risks linked to Chinese influence on U.S. campuses.

“We have to make sure that our largest geopolitical adversary, the Chinese Communist Party, isn’t infiltrating at will our research institutions and our institutions of higher learning,” Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, told Fox News on Monday.

Fallon’s remarks come after the Justice Department charged three Chinese international students in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to smuggle biological materials into the United States and for making false statements to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.

Meanwhile, The College Fix reported that 64 U.S. colleges continue to maintain Confucius Institutes—programs linked to the CCP—despite efforts during President Donald Trump’s second term to shut........

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