U.S. Lawmakers Urge Duke, President Vincent Price to End Duke Kunshan Partnership With Wuhan Over Military Training Concerns
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Leaders of key U.S. House committees, including Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg and Select Committee on the CCP Chairman John Moolenaar, have called on Duke University President Vincent Price to end its partnership with China's Wuhan University. The joint venture, Duke Kunshan University (DKU), has come under scrutiny due to concerns about its association with Chinese military training.
Critics, including several Republican lawmakers, argue that American universities should not collaborate with institutions linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), citing risks of technology transfer and influence operations. Representative Moolenaar stated that DKU's website promotes Chinese military training and called it 'outrageous' for an American university to be involved. Representative Walberg added that no American university should assist the CCP in its attempts to undermine national security.
The Education and Workforce Committee reiterated that American schools should not promote the interests of adversaries like the CCP and stated that they are holding schools accountable when they do. Senator Dan Sullivan referenced the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights record and actions targeting American citizens abroad. Other lawmakers cited Article 7 of China’s 2017 National Intelligence Law, which requires Chinese citizens and organizations to cooperate with Chinese intelligence services.
Chinese officials and state media have responded by condemning recent U.S. actions targeting Chinese technology sectors and academic partnerships, describing these moves as violations of market rules and fair competition. They argue that such measures disrupt global industrial and supply chains and undermine the legitimate rights of Chinese companies.
The debate over U.S.-China academic and technological collaboration is unfolding amid broader tensions, with U.S. lawmakers emphasizing the need to secure the semiconductor supply chain and restrict the CCP's access to American technologies. President Trump has warned of consequences if the Chinese Communist Party continues to act in bad faith.
American schools shouldn’t promote the interests of our adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party. Full stop.
That’s why we’re holding schools accountable when they do.
The Chinese Communist Party’s aggressive repression of dissent and appalling human rights record extend far beyond China’s borders, even targeting American citizens and others lawfully living in our country. [1/3]
The U.S. must leverage all tools in our toolbox to secure the U.S. semiconductor supply chain and restrict the CCP’s exploitation of U.S. technologies and intellectual property.
The CCP does not play by the rules and will stop at no end in its mission for global dominance. We
