University of Tennessee Ends Agreement with China After Prompting from Congress

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News outlets report the University of Tennessee has ended an agreement with the China Scholarship Council. The council works with China’s Ministry of Education to support scholarships for Chinese students in America.

The school’s decision comes after a congressional committee recently sent letters urging it and six other universities in America to cut ties with the Chinese organization.

The congressional committee alleges the China Scholarship Council is “a CCP-managed technology transfer effort that exploits U.S. institutions and directly supports China’s military and scientific growth.” The committee also points out the council has come under fire “due to concerns over academic freedom, surveillance of students, ideological control, and potential espionage.”

For years, pundits and elected officials have expressed concerns about the Chinese Communist Party conducting espionage and stealing intellectual property through higher education programs in the U.S.

In July of 2020, FBI Director Christopher Wray gave a report on the threat China poses, saying, “If you are an American adult, it is more likely than not that China has stolen your personal data.”

In 2021 the U.S. Senate passed a measure intended to clamp down on Chinese propaganda on America’s college campuses.

In 2021 the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 1020 by Sen. Mark Johnson and Rep. Mary Bentley prohibiting schools in Arkansas from hosting any entity affiliated with the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or China’s People’s Liberation Army. The law helps keep organizations associated with the Chinese Communist Party away from Arkansas’ college campuses.

You Can Read Act 1020 of 2021 Here.

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China Uncertainty Leads to New Christian Crackdown, ‘Face Recognition Cameras’ in Churches

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CBN reports that Christians in China face a new wave of persecution from the Chinese Communist Party.

The government is arresting pastors simply for collecting tithes and offerings, and foreign missionary activities are now restricted. However, despite the latest crackdown by Supreme Leader Xi Jinping, Christianity continues to spread throughout the country. China is experiencing social unrest due to a slowing economy, thanks in part to increased tariffs on exports to the U.S.

The CCP reportedly is requiring churches to ensure their doctrine is consistent with Communist principles.

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Situation in California Underscores Legalization Did Not Stop Illicit Marijuana

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Stories out of California continue to underscore how legalization has not stopped illicit marijuana.

Last week state officials announced law enforcement seized $476 million worth of illegal marijuana from April to June of this year.

Photos reveal many of these illegal marijuana sites are enormous, operating on an industrial scale.

However, legal marijuana operations in California are also under investigation.

The Washington Stand reports that last week, raids at two marijuana farms owned by Glass House Farms in California “led to the arrest of over 300 illegal aliens, including children.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has indicated the situation looks like “potential exploitation, forced labor and human trafficking.”

The problems extend beyond California.

The FBI recently announced charges against seven Chinese nationals for their alleged roles in a multimillion-dollar marijuana scheme that involved money laundering, drug smuggling, and human trafficking.

Oklahoma has legalized marijuana, but in June, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced his Organized Crime Task Force seized nearly 41,000 illegal marijuana plants and more than 1,000 pounds of processed marijuana in a single sting operation. Drummond indicated “Chinese crime syndicates and Mexican drug cartels” are behind the illegal marijuana.

We have written time and again how marijuana’s legalization has actually emboldened drug cartels and organized crime who profit from marijuana.

Some of these illegal marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking, violent crime, and foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party.

Authorities in Arkansas routinely confiscate illegal marijuana grown in other states. Arkansas State Police patrol a “drug pipeline” along Interstate 40 from Oklahoma to Tennessee.

All of this simply further underscores how marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

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