Organizations Linked to Chinese Military Are a Cash Cow for American Colleges

Universities received $88 million from CCP entities behind cyber attacks and espionage

Yuichiro Kakutani and Jack Beyrer
January 11, 2021 5:00 AM

Chinese military-linked entities, including those behind extensive cyber attacks and espionage, funneled at least $88 million into U.S. universities over the course of six years, according to a Washington Free Beacon review of federal records.

‘Economist’ Staffers Flock to Huawei

China's tech giant maintained lucrative relationship with popular British magazine

Yuichiro Kakutani
January 10, 2021 5:00 AM

Huawei hired several alums of the Economist Group after the Chinese tech giant paid the influential magazine to help push its agenda to British and American policymakers.

NYSE Purges Chinese Telecom Companies Targeted by Trump

Yuichiro Kakutani
January 4, 2021 3:00 PM

The New York Stock Exchange delisted three Chinese telecom giants following President Donald Trump's crackdown on companies linked to the Chinese military.

Ossoff Promoted Chinese Propaganda Outlet After Stint as ‘National Security Aide’

CCP outlet has rebuffed Justice Dept order to register as foreign agent

Collin Anderson
December 28, 2020 3:30 PM

Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful Jon Ossoff promoted a Chinese state-run media outlet that has rebuffed U.S. lawmakers’ demands to register as a foreign agent.

Progressive Groups Push Biden to Tap Accused Iranian Lobbyist for Top National-Security Role

As an Iranian national, Trita Parsi probably cannot get security clearance, say experts

Adam Kredo
December 18, 2020 5:39 PM

A coalition of progressive foreign-policy groups is pressing President-elect Joe Biden to hire an Iranian national who has been accused of lobbying for the Islamist regime for a senior administration role that a non-U.S. citizen would likely be ineligible to hold.

Biden-Linked Firm WestExec Scrubs China Work From Website

Dem cabinet nom for State Department cofounded consulting firm WestExec

Yuichiro Kakutani
December 2, 2020 10:37 AM

The Washington, D.C., consulting firm cofounded by President-elect Joe Biden’s secretary of state nominee, Antony Blinken, has removed from its website details of its China-related business as the firm’s work has drawn scrutiny following Biden's election victory.

Combat Vet Slams Dem Opponent Over Role in Shaping Iran Deal

Collin Anderson
October 28, 2020 4:55 PM

Combat veteran and GOP congressional hopeful Nick Freitas slammed Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D., Va.) after the Democrat boasted that her work on the Iran deal made the United States "more safe."

American Airstrikes Take Down 12 al-Qaeda and Taliban Operators

Jack Beyrer
October 27, 2020 1:40 PM

American airstrikes have killed a dozen al-Qaeda and Taliban members in Syria and Afghanistan since Thursday.

Video: Dem Senate Candidate Has No Idea What the Patriot Act Is

Elizabeth Matamoros
October 6, 2020 5:58 PM

Kansas state senator and U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier (D.) demonstrated Tuesday that she did not realize what the Patriot Act is.

Top Universities Take Millions From China Front Group

Dozens of schools host Confucius Institute despite new federal warning

Yuichiro Kakutani
August 24, 2020 5:00 AM

Dozens of universities, including Columbia and Stanford, are hosting the Chinese government-funded Confucius Institute despite increasing scrutiny from the federal government.