Sen. Cotton Calls on AG Garland to Investigate Schools Allegedly Linked to Communist China

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate schools that have alleged ties with China’s communist regime amid concerns over Chinese infiltration into the U.S. education system. In a letter dated Aug. 5 to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Cotton and seven GOP senators said that universities’ failure to disclose their financial ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could threaten U.S. national security. In the letter, Cotton cited two examples where the University of Maryland and Stanford University agreed to pay fines to resolve allegations of failing to disclose foreign funding. “Undisclosed and unmonitored financial relationships between U.S. academia and the CCP are glaring national security risks. Such relationships leave the U.S. vulnerable to intellectual property theft, improper influence, and even espionage,” the Arkansas senator said in a press release. “It is imperative that DOJ take additional steps to swiftly address this concern.”...