US government agencies have awarded sensitive scientific, military and energy grants to dozens of researchers participating in
government programs linked to economic espionage. At least 50 federally-funded researchers currently working in US universities and/or national laboratories are listed as experts of
government talent recruitment schemes, like the Thousand Talents Plan (千人计划) and Changjiang Scholars Program (长江学者奖励计划).
The individuals identified as Chinese talent plan participants have conducted upwards of millions of dollars of federally-funded research while working in Ivy League schools, like Harvard, land-grant institutions, such as Penn State, and national labs, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The US government’s “porous” vetting process allows many individuals involved in Chinese talent recruitment plans to fall through the cracks and access federal funding.
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