What Happened
Pentagon Cracks Down on Foreign Research Partnerships
The US Defense Department has ordered 30 universities to audit their foreign research partnerships, primarily with Chinese institutions, to protect taxpayer-funded research from unauthorized technology transfer and intellectual property theft. The order instructs universities to review their ties to 130 foreign institutions and terminate any problematic partnerships within two weeks, or risk losing federal research funding. The move is part of a broader effort to clamp down on alleged Chinese influence in the US, including in higher education, as reported by Unknown Source.