China’s Moneybag Friends at Harvard University

Asia Sentinel ^ | Aug 2017 | Anders Corr

[GoldenState_Rose]

The way in which China-linked money percolates through elite-level US policy discussions on China on both sides of the aisle, and in supposedly impartial think tanks and universities, should be a concern to all US citizens who depend on places like Harvard for unbiased political analysis and leadership.

China-linked donations to universities can be relatively opaque, including the sources of those funds. The donation of US$350 million to Harvard in 2014 by Ronnie Chan’s family foundation, the Morningside Foundation, appears from an analysis of its Form 990s to be staggered over six years...

US professors who are experts on US-China politics at Harvard know very well about the $350 million donation and the Chan family. They can and do give paid speeches in China, republish their works for additional royalties in China, and have all-expenses paid travel to China. These outside revenues for professors can be in the tens of thousands of dollars every year. But other China-linked sources of individual income can be even greater. Academics and senior fellows at Harvard can network into well-paid leadership positions in think tanks and onto the boards of directors of corporations that do extensive business in China.

These are all potential avenues of influence upon academics who do not usually broadcast actual or potential pecuniary benefits. The fact that professors seek these benefits from China-linked sources could soften their public stance on China, or at least lead them to take a middling rather than principled position so as not to offend any past or potential revenue sources. Few relish biting the hand that feeds them. Broadcasting these benefits and influences could diminish the perception of their impartiality, so it is no wonder that they deemphasize such payments, and deny that the payments have any influence.

[GoldenState_Rose]

For more on donor moguls the likes of Ronnie Chan:

Chan is a duel US-China citizen whose wealth derives from a Hong Kong property empire built by his father. Annual cash flow from the Chan-controlled Hang Lung Properties is more than enough to buy his way to the top of the Asia Society in Hong Kong and to massive influence on its New York parent. Chan has used this to promote his own Chinese nationalism, political as well as ethnic, to decry core American values of democracy and the rule of law, and generally act as though he were a key member of the Communist Party of China’s United Front.

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https://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/forbes-magazine-dumps-article-ronnie-chan/

[GoldenState_Rose]

*ping*

[blueunicorn6]

Let us all remember Harvard’s Motto,

“Omnes gerunt panties”

[TigerLikesRooster]

There are China apologists galore everywhere. I suspect most academic institutions and think tank on China are compromised. I think those Chinese against Bejing are in a small minority. Despite the fact that China is at best a rival and at worst a deadly enemy to U.S., many lavish their praise on China and are happy to overlook China's ulterior sinister motives. U.S. sold rocket technology to China, the one it won't to other so-called allies.

Frequently, China has been treated better than known allies. Business community played a big part in this, too. Until China kicked out large U.S. corporations from Chinese market, which was taken over by copy-cat Chinese corporations, their mirror image.

Chinese money even bends Hollywood to do China's bidding. Swamp also loves Saudi and Chinese money. They are feeding off it. It is time to shut the money flow from either sources.

This should not be undercut by the desire to sell more beef and grains to China.

China found out that buying them off is a lot cheaper than they thought. It also breeds Chinese contempt.

[MarvinStinson]

The donation of US$350 million to Harvard in 2014 by Ronnie Chan’s family foundation, the Morningside Foundation,

[Moltke]

Let us all remember Harvard’s Motto, “Omnes gerunt panties”

Wasn't it Semper Ubi Sub Ubi? ;)

[blueunicorn6]

Let’s see.....

Semper means “always”, I think.

Sub means submarine.

And Ubi is an Israeli automatic weapon.

So that translates out to

“Always automatic weapon submarine automatic weapon.”

Yes, I can dig that.

[Moltke]

That works as well!

[GoldenState_Rose]

*PING* posted this awhile back among several other similar topics. And yes I know about Hollywood also.

[greeneyes]

Thanks, I did read that, though I didn’t comment at that time.