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This document is page 55 of a House Oversight Committee report (Section 4) containing endnotes referencing Chinese influence in Western academia. It explicitly details financial ties between Chinese billionaires (Wang Jianlin, Pan Shiyi, Zhang Xin) and elite US universities like Harvard and Yale, including a $100 million scholarship fund. The references also cite articles regarding Communist Party influence, the CUSEF, and government pressure on academic institutions.
People (11)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Shaila Dewan | Author |
Author of New York Times article cited in reference 23.
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| Emma Reynolds | Author |
Author of News.com.au article cited in reference 24.
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| Wang Jianlin | Businessman/Donor |
Of Wanda Group; reported to have pledged substantial amounts to Harvard and Yale.
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| Pan Shiyi | Businessman/Donor |
Founder of SOHO China; set up $100 million scholarship fund for American universities.
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| Zhang Xin | Businesswoman/Donor |
Founder of SOHO China; set up $100 million scholarship fund for American universities.
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| Elizabeth Redden | Author |
Author of Inside Higher Education article cited in reference 33.
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| Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Author |
Author of Foreign Policy article cited in reference 35.
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| Raymond Li | Author |
Author of South China Morning Post article cited in reference 37.
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| Emily Feng | Author |
Author of Financial Times articles cited in references 38 and 39.
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| Sheena Chestnut Greitens | Researcher/Author |
Co-author of paper on China Scholars presented at American Political Science Association.
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| Rory Truex | Researcher/Author |
Co-author of paper on China Scholars presented at American Political Science Association.
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Organizations (17)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| New York Times |
Publication cited.
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| News.com.au |
Publication cited.
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| Wanda |
Company associated with Wang Jianlin.
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| Harvard |
University receiving substantial pledges/gifts from Chinese donors.
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| Yale |
University receiving substantial pledges/gifts from Chinese donors.
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| SOHO China |
Company founded by Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin.
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| Hanban |
Organization running the China Studies Program.
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| China-United States Exchange Foundation |
CUSEF; cited in reference 30.
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| CPPCC |
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; defined in reference 31.
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| Communist Party |
Liaises with democratic parties in the CPPCC.
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| Inside Higher Education |
Publication cited.
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| Foreign Policy |
Publication cited.
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| Paul Tsai China Center |
Center at Yale Law School.
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| South China Morning Post |
Publication cited.
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| Financial Times |
Publication cited.
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| American Political Science Association |
Venue where a paper was presented in September 2018.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by document footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
September 2018
Paper presentation 'Repressive Experiences Among China Scholars: New Evidence from Survey Data'
American Political Science Association
Locations (4)
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Location of universities and student confrontation.
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Origin of funding and subject of studies.
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Mentioned regarding influence in 'Aussie Universities'.
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Mentioned in article title regarding influential institutions.
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Relationships (3)
personally pledged substantial amounts to Harvard
The CPPCC is a body in which the Communist Party liaises with China's eight so-called democratic parties.
Key Quotes (4)
"Wang Jianlin from Wanda is reported to have personally pledged substantial amounts to Harvard and Yale."Source
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"SOHO China founders Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin reportedly set up a $100 million dollar scholarship fund for American universities in 2014"Source
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"The CPPCC is a body in which the Communist Party liaises with China's eight so-called democratic parties."Source
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"It was assumed that the funding came from Chinese government funds."Source
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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.
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/e7768b0bb1f5
953a7608884527387372.
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/e7768b0bb1f5
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.
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.
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.
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.
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." Inside Higher Education. January 16, 2018. https://www
.insidehighered.com/news/2018/01/16/ut-austin-rejects-funding-chinese-government-linked-foundation.
.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-dc.
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-dc.
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.
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.
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/794b77e8-8976-11e8-bf9e-8771d5404543.
https://www.ft.com/content/794b77e8-8976-11e8-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.
New Evidence from Survey Data." Paper presented at American Political Science Association.
September 2018.
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