Highlights – A report by the US Congress has made a significant revelation. According to the report, US Department of Defense (DoD) funds are going to research institutes with direct ties to the Chinese military. The most surprising thing is that many of these institutes are also on the US blacklist.
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The relationship between China and the US perfectly fits the adage: “One thing to show, one thing to eat.” This is because while tensions between the two countries persist over tariffs and trade, a report has revealed a shocking revelation.
According to the report, the US is funding institutions linked to the Chinese military. This was revealed in a report by the House Select Committee on the CCP. According to the report, US Department of Defense (DoD) funds are reaching research institutions with direct ties to the Chinese military.
Support Continues Despite Being Blacklisted
According to the report, between 2023 and 2025, more than 700 research papers were found to have received US funding, but also involved Chinese defense scientists. The most surprising thing is that many of these institutions are also on the US blacklist, meaning they should not officially cooperate with any kind of research.
The very name of the report is “Fox in the Chicken Coop.”
The report states that due to a lack of coordination among US agencies, many laws are not properly enforced.
That is, regulations restricting Chinese military institutions exist, but they are not properly followed. Many people say that if Chinese scientists can read research anyway, what’s the problem with writing a paper together? But the difference is that when joint research is conducted, not only results but also methods, data, and the details of the experiment are shared.
This information can prove to be very valuable for the Chinese military.
How is China benefiting from this?
In 2025, the US Navy funded a project on swarm mission planning. This research was based on drones and artificial intelligence. This research was conducted jointly by the University of Texas and a Chinese university that had been on the US blacklist since 2001. This gave China access not only to the results but also to insider knowledge of the entire research process, which could be directly used in drones, cyber defense, and electronic warfare. In essence, American taxpayer money is inadvertently benefiting the Chinese military.
