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Stefanik Questions Michigan's President Over Chinese Student Spies

3/27/2026

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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) questioned Michigan's interim president Domenico Grasso about alleged Chinese student spies at the university.
She cited a past incident in which five Chinese students were caught spying on U.S. military drills.
Stefanik pressed for an audit to assess potential compromises to research.
Grasso said no audit was conducted and the students were undergraduates without access to sensitive information.

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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) questioned Michigan's interim president Domenico Grasso about alleged Chinese student spies at the university.
She cited a past incident in which five Chinese students were caught spying on U.S. military drills.
Stefanik pressed for an audit to assess potential compromises to research.
Grasso said no audit was conducted and the students were undergraduates without access to sensitive information.