Empire State Today

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) proposed a bill on Feb. 23 that would withhold federal funding from U.S colleges and universities that have links to the Chinese government.

"The CCP is partaking in genocide, censoring speech, & influencing our academia. Taxpayer $$ should NOT fund their partnerships with U.S. schools! Period,” Stefanik said.

Dubbed "End College Chinese Communist Partnerships Act,” the bill seeks to stop funding for institutions that have partnerships with Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes (CI) and the People’s Republic of China.

Confucius Institutes are accused of spreading Chinese propaganda, restricting academic freedom, and facilitating espionage in U.S. classrooms.

Stafanik is a co-sponsor of the  “Opposing Business with Chinese Military Companies Act,” bill meant to ensure companies affiliated with China or the Chinese military are sanctioned. 

“As we know, the Chinese military is engaged in hostile actions against the United States and a genocide of ethnic minorities,” she said in a press release. "It was meant to condemn human rights abused in Xinjiang region.

“Despite President Biden and the Democrats’ soft approach towards China, I will continue to propose and support legislation that strongly combats their malignant, anti-American behavior, and advances the interests of the United States at home and abroad,” Stefanik said as reported by The Epoch Times.