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Report: Missouri State University trained China’s weapons makers with taxpayer money

A public university in Missouri spent two decades training executives for China’s military using taxpayer dollars, according to a new watchdog report. Research firm Strategy Risks says Missouri State University operated a graduate business pipeline for more than 1,500 managers for the Chinese government by 2018. Many graduates later secured senior roles in China’s defense […]

June 26, 2026

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