zhōng guó中国hé和xiāng gǎng香港xiàng向měi guó美国dà xué大学tí gōng提供dà liàng大量zī jīn资金
Recently, there have been reports that China and Hong Kong together have provided nearly 6 billion dollars in funding to U.S. universities.
A special committee in the U.S. said that this funding might be intended to transfer important research results and academic talents to China.
The U.S. Department of Education has created a new website to disclose information about foreign funding received by U.S. universities, allowing everyone to better understand these situations.
Data shows that China is the fourth largest source of funding for U.S. universities; if Hong Kong is included, China becomes the second largest source.
The universities receiving the most funding from mainland China are New York University, Harvard University, and Stanford University; those receiving the most from Hong Kong are Harvard University, Yale University, and Stanford University.
Some U.S. officials believe that such cooperation may bring research security issues.
They hope to protect American students and research projects through new laws.
The U.S. Department of Education also said that universities must truthfully report foreign funding to make the information more transparent.