The Chinese Communist Party has been running a massive spy operation right under our noses at American universities. Over the past four years alone, more than 60 cases of Chinese espionage have been uncovered on US soil. These aren’t just random crimes – this is a coordinated attack on American innovation and security.
Chinese students and researchers have been caught stealing our military secrets and advanced technology. The FBI has found that China specifically targets our universities because that’s where America’s best ideas are born. Every Chinese student who comes here has to get approval from the Communist Party first.
Universities like Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and Purdue have become hunting grounds for Chinese spies. House Republicans are now demanding these schools hand over information about their Chinese students in science and tech programs. The lawmakers are right to be concerned – our national security is at stake.
The Trump administration started cracking down on this threat back in 2020 by revoking visas for Chinese students tied to military institutions. The Biden team continued some of these policies, but clearly not enough. We’re still dealing with Chinese agents stealing American secrets every day.
Congressional investigators say China is using our student visa system like a Trojan Horse. They send their people here to steal our research and send it back to Beijing. This helps China build better weapons and technology to use against us.
The Chinese government even forces their students to report back on what they’re learning at American schools. This isn’t about education – it’s about espionage. China is playing the long game while we’ve been playing nice.
House Republicans are finally taking this threat seriously by investigating universities that take Chinese money. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls China our greatest enemy, and he’s absolutely right. We need to stop letting them steal our secrets.
It’s time to get tough on China and protect American innovation. We can’t keep letting Communist spies walk through our front door disguised as students. Our national security depends on stopping this Chinese infiltration once and for all.
