Congress Probes NYU Shanghai's Connection to Chinese Communist Party
House of Representatives committees have named NYU Shanghai as a national security threat, citing its alleged advancement of the Chinese Communist Party's military and technological agenda.
A September report reviewed claims that joint U.S.-China academic institutes, including NYU Shanghai, are exploited by the Chinese government to strengthen its military.
- The report was authored by two committees: the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and the Committee on Education and Workforce.
- The committees claimed that after accepting major funding from the Chinese government, U.S. institutions, including NYU Shanghai, caved to CCP restrictions on academic freedom, speech, and governance.
No specific quotes were provided in the report.
Author's summary: Congress investigates NYU Shanghai's ties to the Chinese Communist Party.