After a congressional panel asked six American universities to provide a lot of detailed information on their Chinese students, citing national security concerns, Beijing on Thursday ( Mar 20 ) demanded protections for Chinese students in the US.
A email sent to Stanford and Carnegie Mellon, among others, claimed that the Chinese government was putting researchers in major American universities to get immediate access to sensitive technologies.
According to Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, about one-quarter of all international pupils in the US study there, and their activities have “promoted the US’s financial growth and industrial development”
At a regular presentation, Mao said to writers,” This is in the interests of both parties. We urge the US to prevent overstretching the boundaries of Chinese individuals ‘ rights and freedoms, properly defend Chinese students ‘ legitimate rights and interests, and refrain from enforcing any unfair restrictions on Chinese learners.
The Chinese Communist Party’s chairman, John Moolenaar, sent a notice to six institutions asking for details on Chinese students who were enrolling in innovative science and technology programs the day before. He claimed that institutions were offering financial incentives to risk British study.
Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University, Stanford University, the University of Illinois, the University of Maryland, and the University of Southern California were the schools that were named in Moolenaar’s text.
In a letter to Farnam Jahanian, chairman of Carnegie Mellon University, Moolenaar wrote that the Chinese Communist Party had established a well-documented, organized pipelines to embed experts in renowned US corporations, giving them direct access to sensitive technologies with dual-use military uses.
The student visa system in America has evolved into a Trojan horses for Beijing, granting unlimited access to our top research institutes and putting a direct risk to our national security, it continued.
This trend, if left unanswered, will continue to obliterate British talent, undermine research integrity, and contribute to China’s technical ambitions at our expense.
The letter requested details such as the names of the Chinese students ‘ sources of funding, the types of study they are involved in, the schools they have previously attended, and” a country-by-country break of applicants, admittances, and attendance at your school.”