Harvard-China links unearthed

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Harvard-China links /unearthed as Congress finds 140 papers co-authored by CCP military universities

Harvard researchers wrote over 140 publications /with the China military-linked 'Seven Sons of National Defense' universities

By Morgan Phillips Fox News

Published August 13, 2026 5:00am EDT | Updated August 13, 2026 12:31pm EDT

GOP congressman aims to cut federal funds to universities linked to CCP-affiliated organizations

Rep. Pat Fallon unveiled legislation //that would strip [federal intelligence-related funding] /from colleges /maintaining ties

to Chinese Communist Party-linked groups, arguing () it is necessary to protect sensitive U.S. research and national security.

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Harvard allegedly failed [to adequately safeguard research collaborations with Chinese institutions],

including universities /tied to Beijing’s military and defense-industrial base,

according to a report /from the House Select Committee /on the Chinese Communist Party.

[Researchers /affiliated with the New England Ivy League] co-authored more than 140 publications /with other researchers

/affiliated with a group of Chinese universities, according to the report /reviewed by Fox News Digital /ahead of its public release.

The "Seven Sons of National Defense" are a group of Chinese universities /identified by the Pentagon and other U.S. officials

/as central to China’s defense research and military modernization efforts.

[The House Committee /created to crackdown on China] argues that Harvard’s approach to research security opened the door for collaborations //that could advance technological and military capabilities of the hostile nation.

Harvard also reportedly received [more than $600 million=80억] /from China /under the federal Section 117 foreign-gift disclosure system — more than any other American university,

according to the Education Department dashboard /cited in the report.

The committee argues () the U.S. university's financial ties to China heighten the need for strict oversight of its research partnerships and foreign-funding disclosures.

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Banners /hanging from Memorial Church on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Sophie Park/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

[The stakes in the latest report] extend far beyond Harvard.

U.S. officials have warned for years that China uses academic partnerships and access to Western research

to advance CCP strategic capabilities in military, surveillance and other areas.

The House Select Committee on China argues that [universities /receiving U.S. taxpayer funding] must do more than meet the narrowest legal requirements /when collaborating with institutions /embedded in China’s military research system,

particularly when it comes /to technology with potential defense or military uses.

The report highlights a 2023 paper /on bio-inspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration /co-authored by a Harvard-affiliated researcher and a researcher from Beihang University, one of the Seven Sons institutions.

Beihang, also known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, has appeared on the Commerce Department’s Entity List since 2001.

The committee report argues () [the work /examined in the paper] has potential military applications, including underwater detection, while Harvard’s research-compliance office characterized the project as nonmilitary research.

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Harvard researchers also co-authored a 2023 paper /with a researcher at China’s National University of Defense Technology, another institution on a U.S. restricted list, according to the report.

That study involved magnetic materials and acknowledged partial support from the U.S. Army Research Office.

An image from a 2023 paper on bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration /co-authored by researchers /affiliated

/with Harvard and China’s Beihang University. (House Select Committee on the CCP)

The committee said () it reviewed [publications /spanning 포괄하는 dozens of disciplines 전문 영역]

and found that engineering accounted for the largest share of Harvard-affiliated research /involving Seven Sons institutions.

"From allowing violence against anti-China protestors /to collaborating with entities /linked to the PLA,

Harvard has made serious mistakes and must act now to prevent more.

It should use this investigation /as a catalyst for significant reforms //that end CCP influence on campus

and prioritize secure American research," Committee Chairman Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., said in a statement.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Harvard said it "shares the Committees’ concern about geopolitical risks,

including threats /posed by the Chinese Communist Party, and is committed /to continuing to conduct research

and academic programming /with protections //that prioritize U.S. interests and national security."

"Harvard follows national security standards and guidance /set by the federal government /for its international collaborations,"

a university spokesperson said.

"Additionally, where appropriate, [federal agencies //who are best able to assess real-time national security risks] work with Harvard /to put in place agency /approved risk mitigation measures /for federally funded research."

"Harvard disagrees with mischaracterizations //that fail to reflect the University’s documented record of compliance, cooperation, and commitment to protecting and advancing U.S. interests, national security, and global standing,"

the spokesperson continued.

The report also examines Harvard’s executive education program /with China’s National Healthcare Security Administration, which trained Chinese health officials /on international health-insurance systems.

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According to the report, [attendance and registration records] show () [officials /affiliated with the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps], or XPCC, were listed in connection with some sessions.

The Treasury Department sanctioned XPCC in 2020 /over human-rights abuses /against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities

in Xinjiang.

The report acknowledges () it is unclear whether XPCC officials ultimately attended every program in question.

It alleges, however, that Harvard had advance participant information for a 2020 online session //that included XPCC-affiliated officials and did not take further action.

Harvard professor Winnie Yip, who helped organize the executive education program, told committee investigators () she did not know () XPCC was a sanctioned entity at the time and had not received training on sanctions compliance,

according to the report.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, reviews the troops during his inspection of the Chinese People's Liberation Army PLA garrison stationed in the Macao Special Administrative Region, south China, Dec. 20, 2024. (Li Gang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

The report further alleges () Harvard’s research-security practices focused too narrowly on technical legal compliance

and failed to account for broader national-security risks /posed by work with Chinese military-linked institutions.

It cites testimony from a Harvard research official, who said () the university eval‎uates research collaborations /case by case and does not prohibit all work /involving robotics or Chinese institutions.

The committee criticized that approach, arguing () [research with entities /embedded in China’s military-civil fusion system]

can have military applications even when the research is unclassified and intended for publication.

The committee's report also raises questions about Harvard Global Research and Support Services, a nonprofit /affiliated with the university //that can accept awards /when Harvard is unable to accept a sponsor’s terms directly.

The panel alleges 주장하다 () the entity could be used /to circumvent federal foreign-gift reporting requirements,

an allegation () Harvard will likely dispute.

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The report recommends that Harvard prohibit research relationships /with entities on U.S. government restricted or sanctioned lists and centralize its research-security oversight.

It also urges [Congress] [to strengthen foreign-funding disclosure requirements for universities].