Congress Probes NYU Shanghai for Connection to Chinese Communist Party
House of Representatives committees have named NYU Shanghai as a national security threat for the second year in a row.
The committees' annual report reviewed claims that joint U.S.-China academic institutes, including NYU Shanghai, are exploited by the Chinese government to strengthen its military.
- The Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
- The Committee on Education and Workforce
The U.S. institutions caved to CCP restrictions on academic freedom, speech and governance after accepting major funding from the Chinese government.
Author's summary: NYU Shanghai is probed for ties to the Chinese Communist Party.