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4 Risks Posed by Confucius Institutes to DOD-Funded Research
Pages 35-38

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... innovation engendered by U.S. academic institutions, including "official and unofficial proxies; investment structures such as venture capital funds, incubators and innovation centers; start-up contests; talent programs and supporting recruitment networks; and partnerships with diaspora organizations" (Stoff, 2022)
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From page 36...
... Therefore, the committee believes that rigorous adherence to appropriate research security measures can mitigate the majority of risk to DODfunded research posed by a CI on campus and allow DOD to confirm that a CI is not unknowingly integrated into a DOD-funded research program on campus (Rogin, 2018)
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From page 37...
... The committee believes there is no additional risk posed by the conduct of classified research on a campus hosting a CI, as long as the campus complies with NISP and NISPOM requirements. Another risk could entail having Chinese government representatives tell their own versions of China's culture and traditions, which may conflict with domestic research values including openness and reciprocity.
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From page 38...
... Recent enhancements to other federal agencies' disclosure requirements include listing all foreign appointments, paid and unpaid, as well as all outside resources that support the individual investigator's research program, not only those that support the specific proposed research. As an example, an institution would have to disclose a trainee that a foreign government funds, such as a Chinese scholar funded by the China Scholarship Council, as it would for research materials being shared by a Chinese university.
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