Select Committee on China(@ChinaSelect):Tao Li, a former NSF program officer, oversaw $80M in U.S. research grants—while secretly working for a Chinese talent program. He then directed funding to students who were also part of the program. He has since fled to China and is running an AI center at a military-affiliated Chinese university. This case is another reminder of how the CCP will exploit vulnerabilities wherever they exist, including higher education and federal research funding.

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Tao Li, a former NSF program officer, oversaw $80M in U.S. research grants—while secretly working for a Chinese talent program. He then directed funding to students who were also part of the program. He has since fled to China and is running an AI center at a military-affiliated Chinese university. This case is another reminder of how the CCP will exploit vulnerabilities wherever they exist, including higher education and federal research funding.