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https://apnews.com/article/china-pentagon-funding-research-military-bf8640d0e04c016f4af513350078d58cOver a recent two-year period, the Pentagon funded hundreds of projects done in collaboration with universities in China and institutes linked to that nation’s defense industry, including many blacklisted by the U.S. government for working with the Chinese military, a congressional investigation has found.
The report, released Friday by House Republicans on the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, argues the projects have allowed China to exploit U.S. research partnerships for military gains while the two countries are locked in a tech and arms rivalry.
“American taxpayer dollars should be used to defend the nation — not strengthen its foremost strategic competitor,” Republicans wrote in the report.
“Failing to safeguard American research from hostile foreign exploitation will continue to erode U.S. technological dominance and place our national defense capabilities at risk,” it said.
The Pentagon and didn’t immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
The congressional report said some officials at the Defense Department argued research should remain open as long as it is “neither controlled nor classified.”
The report makes several recommendations to scale back U.S. research collaboration with China. It also backs new legislation proposed by the committee’s chairman, Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan. The bill would prohibit any Defense Department funding from going to projects done in collaboration with researchers affiliated with Chinese entities that the U.S. government identifies as safety risks.
The Chinese Embassy on Friday called the report “groundless.” “We oppose it,” the embassy said.
Beijing has in the past said science and technological cooperation between the two countries is mutually beneficial and helps them cope with global challenges.
Republicans say the joint research could have military applications
The 80-page report builds on the committee’s findings last year...
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