{"id":2400087,"date":"2025-02-07T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-alert-taxpayer-funded-chinese-research-eyed-for-cuts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T05:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:37:55","slug":"doge-alert-taxpayer-funded-chinese-research-eyed-for-cuts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-alert-taxpayer-funded-chinese-research-eyed-for-cuts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DOGE alert: Taxpayer-funded Chinese research eyed for cuts &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoge-alert-taxpayer-funded-chinese-research-eyed-for-cuts-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>representative\u2064 Claudia Tenney \u200dfrom New York has introduced the &#8220;Stop Funding \u200bOur Adversaries Act,&#8221; aimed\u2062 at permanently banning federal research funding to \u200dChinese entities. The legislation is motivated by concerns\u200c over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">taxpayer dollars supporting foreign\u2063 adversaries<\/a>, especially in light of past funding that has possibly supported \u200bmilitary and technological advancements in China. Under this bill, various federal departments would be \u2064instructed not to provide direct \u2062or\u200c indirect funding to \u2063Chinese \u2063organizations, including \u200dthose \u200dcontrolled\u200c by \u2063the Chinese Communist\u2063 Party. <\/p>\n<p>Between 2015 and 2021, the U.S. allocated nearly $29 million to Chinese entities for \u2063research and growth. The initiative reflects a broader strategy to reduce U.S. economic ties with China amid growing geopolitical tensions and competition.\u200b Tenney&#8217;s bill is co-sponsored by rep.Randy Weber and could gain traction given \u200bthe current\u2063 Republican control in Congress. Recent concerns about the origins of COVID-19, linked to China&#8217;s Wuhan \u200dInstitute of Virology, have intensified scrutiny on U.S. funding practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Taxpayer funded Chinese research to end under House GOP bill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1981237\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) dropped the Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act in an attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-in-3-u-s-non-profits-could-close-because-of-pandemic\/\" title=\"1 in 3 U.S. Non-Profits Could Close Because Of Pandemic\">permanently shut<\/a> out federal research funding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chinese entities\">Chinese entities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Our nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers ... Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">foreign adversaries<\/a> do not deserve a dime of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-worthy-recipient-pro-life-group-names-trump-pro-life-person-of-the-year\/\" title=\"\u201cA Worthy Recipient\u201d- Pro-Life Group Names Trump Pro-Life \u201cPerson Of The Year\u201d\">tax dollars<\/a>,&rdquo; Tenney said. &ldquo;The Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act will end all American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"taxpayer-funded research\">taxpayer-funded research<\/a> in China and the Chinese Communist Party, ensuring we are not funding the technical, military, or economic advancement of our adversaries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/1800\/text?s=3&amp;r=12&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22brandon+williams%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"similar bill\">similar bill<\/a> was introduced by former Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) during the last Congress, but this version may have a better chance of being passed now that Republicans control the Senate and presidency and billionaire Elon Musk is looking to slash federal programs through his Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a founding member of the DOGE Caucus, I am dedicated to promoting accountability and transparency in our government, and that starts with ensuring we know where every single cent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">taxpayer funding<\/a> is going,&rdquo; said Tenney, who co-sponsored the bill with Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>The bill&rsquo;s text is just four paragraphs long and instructs the secretaries of the departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, Interior, Transportation, Health and Human Services, and any other federal agency not to directly or indirectly support Chinese entities via grants, subgrants, contractors, cooperative agreements, or other funding vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chinese entities&rdquo; are defined as the government of the People&rsquo;s Republic of China, &ldquo;any agent or instrumentality&rdquo; of the government, or &ldquo;any entity owned by or controlled by&rdquo; China. The document further adds that &ldquo;any agent or instrumentality&rdquo; of the CCP or &ldquo;any entity owned by or controlled by&rdquo; the CCP is also banned.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party is famously intertwined with nearly all aspects of China&rsquo;s economy, thus necessitating the proscriptive language. <\/p>\n<p>Between fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2021, the United States provided $28.9 million directly to Chinese entities for research and development, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-22-105313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Tenney&rsquo;s legislation is designed to shut off that spigot.<\/p>\n<p>Research at China&rsquo;s Wuhan Institute of Virology is now believed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3300820\/cia-admits-covid-19-most-likely-originated-from-chinese-lab-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"multiple U.S. agencies\">multiple U.S. agencies<\/a> to have caused the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and much attention has focused on whether funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3048613\/fauci-origins-covid-congressional-investigation-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"played a role\">played a role<\/a> in the virus&rsquo;s development.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bill could also be seen as part of a wider effort to decouple the U.S. economy from China&rsquo;s as the two adversaries compete for supremacy on the world stage. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on China during his first term and has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3309754\/china-retaliates-tariffs-against-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"raised them\">raised them<\/a> again in his second term.<\/p>\n<p>Another aspect of the battle is the legislation ordering Chinese divestiture of TikTok, though Trump has extended it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3297205\/trump-executive-order-tiktok-ban-delay-uncertain-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"75-day lifeline\">75-day lifeline<\/a> since taking office. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1981237\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1981237\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP bill aims to end taxpayer funding for Chinese research<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2400088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Claudia-Tenney-China-research-bill.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38037,49980,12577,23466,38824],"class_list":["post-2400087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-budget-cuts","tag-chinese-research","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-doge","tag-taxpayer-funding"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Claudia-Tenney-China-research-bill.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400087"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400091,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400087\/revisions\/2400091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}