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Michigan Representative John Moolenaar has requested that the U.S. Defense Department add 58 more Chinese universities and 62 technology labs to its restricted list of entities that are barred from receiving American research funding due to alleged collaboration with institutions tied to China's military or intelligence agencies. The proposed additions include Tsinghua University, which is connected to numerous top American business leaders. This move aims to prevent potential risks associated with federal funding collaborations in fields like semiconductors and artificial intelligence.

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In October, Michigan Representative John Moolenaar, chair of the House Select Committee on China, urged the US Defense Department to add 58 more Chinese universities and 62 technology labs to the 1286 list. This list identifies institutions collaborating with entities that pose security risks. The Defense Department restricts research funding for any entity working with schools on this list, considering such collaborations a compliance risk that jeopardizes US federal funds. In August, the department announced it would investigate 30 US universities to determine if they are cooperating with Chinese institutions listed under 1286. These measures aim to curb potential security threats posed by research partnerships between American and Chinese entities in fields like semiconductors, AI, and quantum computing.

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Lawmaker calls for US research funding curbs on more Chinese schools AI generated SAN FRANCISCO - asserted

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A Republican lawmaker has called on the United States Defence Department to put American research funding restrictions on dozens more Chinese universities, including one with ties to top American business leaders. asserted

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Representative from Michigan John Moolenaar, who chairs the House Select Committee on China, in October asked the department to add 58 more Chinese schools and 62 Chinese technology labs to what is known as the 1286 list, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters. uncertain

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Several of the Chinese labs and schools focus on areas such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, the letter said. asserted

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The Defence Department, which US President Donald Trump calls the War Department, is barred from providing research funding to any entity that works with Chinese universities on the list. asserted

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It calls collaboration with listed schools “a compliance risk” that puts US federal funding at risk. asserted

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The department in August said it would investigate 30 US schools around whether they collaborate with Chinese institutions on the 1286 list. asserted

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Among the schools Moolenaar asked the Defence Department to include is Tsinghua University, a top Chinese school that has educated many of the country’s business and political elite. asserted

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Nvidia declined to comment, and Tsinghua, Apple and AMD did not respond to a request for comment. asserted

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