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6 Recommended Conditions for Granting of a Waiver
Pages 39-43

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... values of academic freedom, freedom of expression, and academic governance and may jeopardize research security by creating a platform embedded in a U.S. university that the Chinese government could use for nontraditional intelligence gathering and espionage.
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...   7. Having students who are interested in China and who have received ex posure to and training in Chinese language and culture is an economic and national security advantage for the United States in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment (Asia Society, 2005)
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... 13. The extent of the risk presented to academic freedom is clear; however, more research is needed to analyze and better understand whether this risk is more significant at smaller institutions with less diversity in sources of learning on Chinese language and culture.
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... developed in response to Section 1091 of the John S McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.2 The DOD waiver process from FY 2019 required universities to provide a substantial amount of information, lacked clear and transparent evaluation criteria, and failed to provide a timeline for considering a waiver application or providing feedback.
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