Harvard accused of collaborating with Chinese Communist Party
Republicans in Congress have opened up a new front in their attacks on Harvard University, accusing it of collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party, training its paramilitaries and working with its scientists on 'dual-use' research.
The university is fighting back against a full-scale assault on its status and funding by the Trump administration, which has accused it of 'fostering antisemitism' due to pro-Palestinian activism by its students.
Now, a letter to the university signed by three prominent Republicans highlights longstanding concerns, also expressed about UK and other western universities, over Harvard's engagement with Chinese partners.
These partners include universities and researchers with links to the Chinese quango behind much of the ruling apparatus in Xinjiang, where millions in the Uighur minority have been held in
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