Congress demands Columbia University cut ties with China

In an effort to protect America’s sovereignty over its higher education system, Congress urged Columbia University to cut its ties to communist China and adopt a stricter vetting process for its donors, students, and partners.

“Your university and its student groups to discontinue any exchange programs that are supported by entities with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and commit to a rigorous review of foreign funding of student groups,” House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) wrote to Columbia University President Claire Shipman.