- A U.S. Government Accountability Office study uncovered that more than $28 million was sent to research programs with entities in China or entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party between 2015 and 2021.
- The study, requested by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Michael McCaul, found that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health sent research funds “directly to Chinese entities.”
- The GAO found that the funding focused on “multiple scientific disciplines, including public health and biological sciences.”
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U.S. Government Sent More Than $28M to Chinese Entities
U.S. Government Accountability Office study finds more than $28 million sent to Chinese entities between 2015 and 2021
