{"id":2446144,"date":"2025-06-11T19:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-rogers-warns-about-chinese-students-in-us-research\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T19:56:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T23:56:41","slug":"mike-rogers-warns-about-chinese-students-in-us-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-rogers-warns-about-chinese-students-in-us-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Rogers warns about Chinese students in US research"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fmike-rogers-warns-about-chinese-students-in-us-research%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=2446144&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>Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers recently warned about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/global-security-initiative-proposed-by-chinas-xi\/\" title=\"Global Security Initiative Proposed by China\u2019s Xi\">growing threats posed<\/a> by Chinese students in U.S. research institutions, particularly in light of recent incidents involving Chinese nationals smuggling hazardous pathogens into the country. In an interview,Rogers referenced his background as the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee,stating that these actions underscore a longer trend of Chinese aggression aimed at undermining U.S. national security. <\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the case of two students affiliated with the University of Michigan who faced charges related to smuggling the Fusarium graminearum fungus, which is considered a potential biological weapon. Rogers expressed notable concern that such pathogens could harm U.S. agriculture and public health. He called for a reevaluation of how American universities handle international students from countries of concern, suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fugitive-child-rapist-was-admitted-into-us-on-tourist-visa\/\" title=\"Child rapist entered US on tourist visa\">tighter security measures<\/a> are necessary to control access to sensitive research. <\/p>\n<p>rogers emphasized that universities have been too lax regarding students with connections to Beijing and proposed legislation to increase restrictions on Chinese students in sensitive research areas to protect national security and intellectual property. He advocated for a more cautious approach, similar to ancient practices during the Cold War concerning Soviet scientists.  <\/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\">Mike Rogers warns about Chinese students in US research<\/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_2145937\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Michigan\">Michigan<\/a> Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a> candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Rogers\">Mike Rogers<\/a> warned of a wider danger of Chinese students in U.S. research institutions after two cases of Chinese students bringing deadly pathogens into the country were uncovered.<\/p>\n<p>In a Tuesday interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Rogers cited his experience as the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee to warn of a long-running issue with Beijing finding ways to undermine the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3438770\/senate-rejects-murphy-resolution-block-trump-military-deals-qatar-uae\/\">Senate rejects Democratic resolution to  block Trump&rsquo;s military deals with Qatar and UAE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3438552\/pete-hegseth-senate-hearing-pentagon-spending-takeaways\/\">Seven takeaways from Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s Senate showdown over Pentagon spending&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3438557\/josh-hawley-takes-up-trump-torch-punish-flag-burners\/\">Josh Hawley takes up Trump&#8217;s torch to punish flag burners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers speaks during an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >election night watch party<\/a>, Nov. 5, 2024, at Suburban Showplace Collection in Novi, Michigan. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve watched China get more aggressive and more aggressive and more aggressive over time, and if there&rsquo;s a loophole, they&rsquo;re going to find it, they&rsquo;re going to take advantage of it,&rdquo; Rogers said. <\/p>\n<p>Recently, U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. charged Chinese citizens and Michigan University researchers Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the U.S., false statements, and visa fraud, the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a>&nbsp;announced. The duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3431729\/agroterrorism-fungus-smuggled-into-us-2022-inside-boots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"smuggled\">smuggled<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Fusarium graminearum<\/em>, a fungus the DOJ notes is classified by scientific literature as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-chinese-nationals-smuggled-dangerous-biological-pathogen-into-us-that-could-kill-our-crops-poison-americans\/\" title=\"DOJ: Chinese Nationals Smuggled &#039;Dangerous Biological Pathogen&#039; Into US That Could Kill Our Crops, Poison Americans\">potential agroterrorism weapon<\/a>.&rdquo; Rogers warned that the pathogen had the potential to harm more than just the crops themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My concern is with the pathogens that they brought in could be devastating not only to the crops themselves but certainly our economy and certainly the health of Americans and given their behavior in the past of wanting to hurt the U.S. economy. This is pretty troubling,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers said the introduction of pathogens into the U.S., while part of a long-running issue with Chinese aggression, represents a significant escalation since his term as head of the House Intelligence Committee from 2011 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What we did see then is stealing agricultural products and taking them back for reengineering,&rdquo; he said, such as pest-resistant seeds. &ldquo;We saw their development of bio and chemical weapons systems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jian and Liu are likely only the tip of the iceberg, according to Rogers, citing intercepted messages between the two in which it was implied one had smuggled pathogens into the U.S. before.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent Chinese espionage against U.S. universities and research, including &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo; intellectual property theft, Rogers said the U.S. should reevaluate the way it views and screens international students involved in research from China and other countries of concern.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We weren&rsquo;t as open during the Soviet Union&rsquo;s time. We wouldn&rsquo;t let Russian scientists come here and have access to our sensitive material. We&rsquo;re going to have to recalibrate on that. So I would really look at countries of concern. You can, you could start doing categories of people who might be a risk to the health and safety and security of the United States,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate hopeful expressed worry about how &ldquo;nonchalant&rdquo; universities are about students with direct ties to Beijing, saying he would pursue legislation aimed at tightening restrictions for Chinese students in sensitive areas of research.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3431729\/agroterrorism-fungus-smuggled-into-us-2022-inside-boots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"&lsquo;AGROTERRORISM&rsquo; FUNGUS WAS FIRST SMUGGLED INTO US IN 2022 INSIDE CHINESE NATIONAL&rsquo;S BOOTS\">&lsquo;AGROTERRORISM&rsquo; FUNGUS WAS FIRST SMUGGLED INTO US IN 2022 INSIDE CHINESE NATIONAL&rsquo;S BOOTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had our clocks cleaned by theft. So I&rsquo;d certainly entertain a bill that would make it much harder for them to get into the position where they had access to that material and had the ability to take that material and get it back to China. I would definitely take a look at that,&rdquo; Rogers said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just think we have to have kind of a rethinking on who we are letting have access in these very sensitive research areas in the United States,&rdquo; he added.<\/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_2145937\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2145937\"}});<\/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>Mike Rogers raises concerns over Chinese students in U.S. research<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2446145,"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\/06\/Rogers.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56142,35136,37696,50611,56981],"class_list":["post-2446144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-chinese-students","tag-education-policy","tag-mike-rogers","tag-national-security-2","tag-us-research"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rogers.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446144","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446144"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446148,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446144\/revisions\/2446148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}