Washington, March 13 (IANS) US lawmakers warned that China may be exploiting American universities to gain access to sensitive research and technology, as a Senate hearing examined billions of dollars in foreign funding and academic partnerships involving US campuses.The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held the hearing to examine what lawmakers called “malign foreign influence” in higher education, with testimony focusing largely on China’s research ties with US uni…
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Washington, March 12 (IANS) Indian students studying in the US were praised on Thursday during a Senate hearing on foreign influence in American universities, even as lawmakers raised concerns about China’s research ties and funding of US campuses. At a Senate Health, Education, Labour, and Pensions Committee hearing on “Transparency and Trust: Exposing Malign Foreign Influence in Higher Education”, lawmakers examined how foreign funding and academic partnerships could affect national security.D…