And these institutions, according to the American association of university professors in 2014, said the institutes, quote, function as an arm of the … They are controlling so many of our universities with massive donations and students that are coming over acting like they're students when really they're in the intelligence industry of the Chinese Communist Party. … engage in espionage. And the people at the Confucius Centers are spying in the colleges. Now one of the very first pieces of legislation I ever authored and passed into law this was during the Biden administration. (16:53–17:17)
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Asserts that China is influencing US universities through donations and intelligence operatives posing as students.
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