Pentagon orders 30 US universities to scrutinise ties with Chinese research partners

The Pentagon has ordered 30 US universities to conduct sweeping audits of their foreign research partnerships, including collaborations with Chinese institutions and organisations associated with former Confucius Institutes, or risk becoming ineligible for future federal funding. The Department of Defence said on Monday that the unnamed universities must review their academic, financial and research relationships with foreign “entities of concern” and determine whether sensitive or...

By Teresa Elena Frontado