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U.S. Education Dept Flags $309M Chinese Donations, Reporting Bill Advances

7/20/2026

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The U.S. Department of Education released the “Counterparts of Concern” spreadsheet listing 697 donations, 527 from Chinese entities.
Chinese contributions total $309 million, including $42 million from Huawei and $49 million from the Beijing Institute of Technology.
MIT ended its partnership with a Russian donor after the 2022 Ukraine invasion.
The House-passed Deterrent Act would lower the foreign-donation reporting threshold to $50,000 and could remove it for adversary nations pending Senate approval.

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The U.S. Department of Education released the “Counterparts of Concern” spreadsheet listing 697 donations, 527 from Chinese entities.
Chinese contributions total $309 million, including $42 million from Huawei and $49 million from the Beijing Institute of Technology.
MIT ended its partnership with a Russian donor after the 2022 Ukraine invasion.
The House-passed Deterrent Act would lower the foreign-donation reporting threshold to $50,000 and could remove it for adversary nations pending Senate approval.