Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced a new bill aiming to keep out the influence of China’s communist regime in K-12 schools and higher education institutions. “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is working to undermine and challenge the US—not just internationally, but on our own soil. They are creeping into our education system at the university and K-12 levels to destabilize, misinform, hack, steal, and propagandize,” Mr. Lankford said in a Sept. 5 statement about his legislation. The congressman said it is not enough that the “dangerous connections” between U.S. universities and Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes are exposed. “The CCP has used these connections to steal American innovation and exert political influence over students, faculty, and their families,” he said....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/sen-lankford-introduces-bill-to-prevent-ccp-from-undermining-k-12-college-education-5487048