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The Print
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Harvard had decade-long formal ties with CCP-linked bodies, US congressional probe reveals
Of particular concern is the Harvard Kennedy School's long-standing cooperation with the Chinese Executive Leadership Academy Pudong, an institution controlled by the CCP. Whistleblower testimony indicates that cadres from China's party and government institutions were sent to Harvard as part of their official training, raising alarms about foreign influence on American soil. According to a letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) accused Harvard of actively collaborating with organisations under the control of the CCP's Central Organisation Department. This department is responsible for indoctrinating officials with 'Xi Jinping Thought' and selecting leaders for key positions within China's authoritarian regime. Washington DC: Harvard University, once revered as a bastion of academic excellence and intellectual freedom, is now facing a growing scandal that threatens its reputation and integrity. A congressional investigation has revealed that the Ivy League institution maintained formal partnerships with Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-controlled entities for over a decade, relationships that critics say directly assisted in the training of future CCP leadership. 'Harvard's formal partnership with a CCP-controlled school to train their future leaders raises serious concerns about the CCP's influence in American institutions,' said Rep. Moolenaar. 'We are committed to uncovering the full extent of these relationships to ensure transparency and protect national interests.' The revelations come at a time when Harvard is already under scrutiny. The university is reportedly considering a USD 500 million payout to resolve a standoff with the Biden administration over campus anti-Semitism complaints and controversial DEI policies. But lawmakers argue that financial settlements cannot undo the damage caused by Harvard's entanglement with entities implicated in human rights abuses. In April, The Free Beacon exposed Harvard's past training of members from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a CCP paramilitary group sanctioned by the U.S. for its role in the genocide of Uyghur Muslims. That report prompted congressional leaders to threaten Harvard's tax-exempt status. Now, Harvard faces a deadline of August 7 to provide Congress with all records relating to its interactions with CCP-affiliated bodies, including any financial or material exchanges. As pressure mounts, the question isn't just whether Harvard broke federal laws or ethical boundaries, but whether one of America's most prestigious universities has willingly served the interests of a foreign authoritarian power. (ANI)
NBC News
06-02-2025
- Business
- NBC News
U.S. lawmakers move to ban China's DeepSeek from government devices
A bipartisan Congressional bill is being introduced to ban China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices. U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill.; and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., are introducing the legislation on national security grounds, saying the company's technology presents an espionage risk. 'The technology race with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not one the United States can afford to lose,' Rep. LaHood said in a statement. 'The national security threat that DeepSeek — a CCP-affiliated company — poses to the United States is alarming." He said DeepSeek's generative AI program can acquire the data of U.S. users and store the information for unidentified use by Chinese authorities. The chatbot app, however, has intentionally hidden code that could send user login information to China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications company that has been banned from operating in the U.S., according to an analysis by Ivan Tsarynny, CEO of Feroot Security, which specializes in data protection and cybersecurity. Tsarynny's analysis was published earlier by the Associated Press. 'Under no circumstances can we allow a CCP company to obtain sensitive government or personal data.' A representative for DeepSeek could not be reached for comment. The bill was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, which said DeepSeek did not respond to a request for comment. Founded in 2023, DeepSeek entered the mainstream U.S. consciousness late last month amid reports it was able to produce better results at a fraction of the cost of what American firms have so far been able to achieve. Those fears caused U.S. tech stocks to briefly tumble last week. there has not been a full accounting of DeepSeek's development costs. 'It's mindboggling that we are unknowingly allowing China to survey Americans and we're doing nothing about it,' Tsarynny told The AP. 'It's hard to believe that something like this was accidental. There are so many unusual things to this. You know that saying 'Where there's smoke, there's fire'? In this instance, there's a lot of smoke,' Tsarynny said.
