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22 Ibid.
23 Dewan, Shaila. “Chinese Student in US Is Caught in Confrontation.” New York Times. April 17, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/us/17student.html.
24 Reynolds, Emma. “Tensions Rise as Chinese Government’s Influence Infiltrates Aussie Universities.” News.com.au. September 1, 2017. http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy /tensions-rise-as-chinese-governments-influence-infiltrates-aussie-universities/news-story/e7768bO0bb1f5 953a7608884527387372.
25 For example, to cite cases, in the last few years Wang Jianlin from Wanda is reported to have personally pledged substantial amounts to Harvard and Yale. SOHO China founders Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin reportedly set up a $100 million dollar scholarship fund for American universities in 2014 to facilitate attendance of underprivileged Chinese students, and they have already made substantial gifts to Harvard and Yale.
26 See the list of 18,467 foreign gifts to US institutions of higher education for the period 2011-2017 accessible at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/about/data-center/school/foreign-gifts, accessed 2018.07.17.
27 Admissions officers at leading universities say this is an increasingly common practice. 28 “China Studies Program.” Hanban. english.hanban.org/node_43075.htm.
29 This program, created in 2014, has been for short-term visits to China, but in 2018 has added a research grant component. See http://en.chinaculture.org/2016-07/21/content_845260.htm.
30 “About Us.” China-United States Exchange Foundation. https://www.cusef.org.hk/about-us.
31 The CPPCC is a body in which the Communist Party liaises with China’s eight so-called democratic parties. It is comprised of representatives of these parties as well as CCP members.
32 These activities are all listed in the CUSEF Annual Reports: https://www.cusef.org.hk/annual-reports.
33 Redden, Elizabeth. “Thanks, but No Thanks.” /nside Higher Education. January 16, 2018. https://www -insidehighered.com/news/2018/01/16/ut-austin-rejects-funding-chinese-government-linked-foundation.
34 It was assumed that the funding came from Chinese government funds.
35 Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany. “This Beijing-Linked Billionaire Is Funding Policy Research at Washington’s Most Influential Institutions.” Foreign Policy. November 28, 2017. https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/28 /this-beijing-linked-billionaire-is-funding-policy-research-at-washingtons-most-influential-institutions -china-de.
36 “Paul Tsai China Center: About Us.” https://law.yale.edu/china-center/about-us.
37 Li, Raymond. “Seven subjects off-limits for teaching, Chinese universities told.” South China Morning Post. May 10, 2013. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1234453/seven-subjects-limits-teaching -chinese-universities-told.
38 Feng, Emily. “China tightens grip on university joint ventures.” Financial Times. August 7, 2018. https://www.ft.com/content/dbb7b87e-99f7-11e8-9702-5946bae86e6d.
39 Feng, Emily. “China closes a fifth of foreign university partnerships,” Financial Times. July 18, 2018, https://www.ft.com/content/794b7 7e8-8976-11e8-bf9e-8771d5404543.
40 See Greitens, Sheena Chestnut and Rory Truex. “Repressive Experiences Among China Scholars: New Evidence from Survey Data.” Paper presented at American Political Science Association. September 2018.
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