Now we know: The Trump administration is investigating UC Berkeley for its failure to disclose foreign funding from China. Donor records obtained by our Alana Goodman provide a window into why that might be: Berkeley received sizable donations “from a blacklisted Chinese research university, Chinese Communist Party officials, and a Beijing state-owned chemical company.” One
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The University of California, Berkeley, received donations from a blacklisted Chinese research university, Chinese Communist Party officials, and a Beijing state-owned chemical company, according to records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The news comes days after the Trump administration launched an investigation into UC Berkeley for allegedly failing to disclose funding from China, including
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