The University of Michigan announced Friday it will end its two-decade-long partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University following pressure from a House GOP lawmaker over security concerns.
University of Michigan officials announced Friday that it will end its two-decade-long partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University following pressure from a House GOP lawmaker. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., in October sent a warning letter to the university about the partnership from the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
His communication claimed five students who came to Michigan through the partnership had recently been charged with lying to investigators after being found trespassing at the military base Camp Grayling. 'Given these concerning developments, I strongly encourage you to shutter the partnership between U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong and take the necessary steps to safeguard the integrity of federally funded research at U-M and carefully vet international students studying on U-M’s campus,' Rep. Moolenaar wrote. The University of Michigan acknowledged that letter in announcing its decision to shutter the program. 'International academic partnerships have deeply enriched our academic offerings and strengthened the global education of our students, and we will continue to pursue partnerships around the world as part of our academic mission,' President Santa Ono said. 'As we do so, we must also prioritize our commitment to national security.' The university added, however, it remains committed to offering international experiences for its students and will continue to recruit students from across the world. 'International experiences are vital for our students in this interconnected world,' Ono said. 'We remain committed to supporting U-M’s international students and will continue to foster international partnerships that advance knowledge and cross-cultural understanding and ensure our campus remains a vibrant community where scholars from around the world can thrive.' Rep. Moolenaar in a statement Friday celebrated the move and urged other U.S. colleges to follow the same path. 'My committee has put a spotlight on the fact that too many American universities are collaborating with CCP researchers on critical technologies including weapons, artificial intelligence, and nuclear physics,' he said. 'American universities should end these types of joint institutes and protect the security of our nation’s research.
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