Thousands of Chinese spies posing as college students are now being denied entry into the United States after a series of RadarOnline.com investigations exposed how the Chinese government has exploited America’s education system to smuggle in undercover agents.
Back in 2020, a U.S. media outlet revealed how China’s People’s Liberation Army orchestrated a scheme to embed operatives within prestigious American universities and research institutions. Their mission: to steal critical U.S. intellectual property.
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Experts estimate as many as 10,000 Chinese students could be covert Communist Party agents tasked with extracting technology, healthcare innovations, and defense-related secrets. Some have allegedly taken part in even darker plots.
Recently, U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested two Chinese nationals affiliated with the University of Michigan for involvement in “agro-terrorism.” Authorities say they were caught smuggling a highly destructive fungus into the country — one responsible for billions in agricultural losses each year.
“The alleged actions of these Chinese nationals – including a loyal member of the Chinese Communist Party – are of the gravest national security concerns,”
— U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.
This case is part of a broader State Department crackdown on foreign students with potential Communist Party ties or who are studying in sensitive fields like biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and aerospace.
Although a nationwide court injunction currently blocks the deportation of students already in the U.S., the Trump administration has issued strict orders to embassies to deny visas to new applicants suspected of being double agents.
“We use every tool that we have to vet and to make sure we know who’s coming in,”
— Tammy Bruce, State Department spokesperson
The effort marks a significant escalation in the federal government’s bid to prevent Chinese infiltration through academia — and safeguard U.S. national security from within its own borders.
