The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses American campuses to control students who exercise freedom of speech at universities. (Dajiyuan, Getty Images)
[People News] Harvard University predates the United States by over a century. Founded in 1636, it began as a theological seminary established by Puritan Christians who were among the earliest settlers in America.
Ironically, the institution that was originally devoted to spreading the gospel of God declared its separation from Christianity in the 20th century. More shockingly, in 2021, Harvard’s newly appointed chief chaplain, Greg Epstein, turned out to be an atheist. How is this any different from Chinese temples that must fly the Communist Party flag and have religious leaders who are Party members?
By carefully constructing a politically correct framework and pushing the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) agenda, Harvard has turned into a haven for far-left ideology and anti-American values under the guise of academic freedom. At Harvard, A president accused of blatant plagiarism can remain in office without shame; Gender signage on restroom doors can be changed repeatedly to accommodate DEI ideals. The American flag can be casually torn down by foreign students and replaced with Hamas flags, all in the name of free speech. A distorted concept of human rights encourages anti-Semitic groups to occupy campuses, boycott classes, and suspend lab research without facing any criticism or accountability. Harvard administrators can openly defy the government and proudly bask in the praise of left-wing media.
None of these behaviours at Harvard are ever condemned as a waste of educational resources, a violation of academic freedom, a threat to university autonomy, or an erosion of America’s cultural soft power. Yet, executive orders from the Trump White House were labelled as threats to academic freedom and American values.
Is Harvard still a source of American soft power? It has, in fact, become America's soft underbelly. More damning is its long-term collusion with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), to the point that it has essentially become an extension of the CCP’s scientific and cultural soft power.
The Harvard China Project
The Chinese government and Harvard began their cooperation on the Harvard China Project as early as 1993. In 1994, under the initiative of former State Councillor Song Jian, scholars from five top Chinese universities and research institutions, including Peking and Tsinghua Universities, joined the project. Atmospheric monitoring stations were established in Beijing’s Miyun District and Dashiwowo to collect high-precision data on greenhouse gases and air pollutants, which became vital for air quality research in China. The project also supported studies on industrial relocation and regional development and promoted the application of decarbonization technologies in China’s steel industry.
The Harvard China Project has led to long-term strategic cooperation between China and the U.S. across joint research, data sharing, high-level exchanges, and talent development. It has produced several influential studies and publications, including: Energising China (1998); Clearing the Air (2007); Clearer Skies Over China (2013). These works systematically assessed the relationship between environmental protection and economic growth in China. From 2017 to 2018, the project sent dozens of Harvard undergraduates to China to participate in environmental and energy research. This project boosted the CCP’s academic research and development in environmental, energy, and economic fields, thereby enhancing its global discourse power and academic standing. It objectively helped the CCP gain a more advantageous position in the process of globalisation.
The project was primarily funded by the Harvard Global Research Fund, the U.S. federal government, foundations, and donors—in other words, Harvard used American taxpayers’ money to serve the CCP. Independent financial support also came from entities like the Energy Foundation, the Schumann Family Foundation, the President’s Research Acceleration Fund, the Harvard President’s Office, and the Climate Change Solutions Fund.
The Energy Foundation is a professional nonprofit philanthropic organisation funded by 18 foundations and individual donors. It began work in China in 1999, focusing on sustainable energy development, including electricity, industry, transportation, urban planning, environmental management, and low-carbon transition.
The foundation registered a representative office in Beijing under the authority of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Its China office received registration certificates from the Beijing Public Security Bureau. The Energy Foundation initially invested $5 million in a "China Cooling Efficiency Project." By the end of 2021, it had distributed nearly $400 million USD in grants across China, supporting over 850 organisations, including policy research institutions, universities, and trade associations. In short, it is an organisation that spends American and other foreign money to serve the Chinese Communist Party.
Of course, Harvard wouldn’t serve the CCP for free. The CCP has, in turn, used Chinese taxpayer money to feed Harvard. Many well-known Chinese companies have made donations to Harvard. According to 2012 data, Amway China donated approximately $1.21 million USD to Harvard, ranking eighth among international donors that year. Amway (China) also sponsored training programs at Harvard for Chinese officials, covering all costs, including tuition, lodging, and meals.
Additionally, Evergrande Group, under Xu Jiayin, donated about 680 million RMB to Harvard. Ronnie Chan (Chen Qizong) and his brother, Gerald Chan (Chen Lezong) of Hang Lung Group, donated $350 million USD to the Harvard School of Public Health, which was subsequently renamed the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Other leading companies like Tencent, Alibaba, CATL, Taikang Insurance, and Country Garden have all donated to Harvard University. It is widely known that these companies serve as the “white gloves” of CCP elites—that is, proxies. Behind them, the Chinese government is effectively pulling the strings.
The Harvard China Forum
Founded in 1998, the Harvard China Forum is the largest student-organised China summit in North America. Held annually, it invites leaders from the CCP’s business, academic, and political circles to leverage Harvard’s influence to tell the “China story”, aiming to reshape international perceptions and paint the CCP in a more favourable light. The forum has become a key part of the CCP’s international propaganda machine and an open channel for its influence operations in the U.S. and beyond.
Notable past speakers include Li Zhaoxing, Jiang Zemin, Wu Jinglian, Zhou Xiaochuan, Jack Ma, Richard Liu (Liu Qiangdong), Meng Wanzhou, and Lei Jun. Harvard helped organise events gathering hundreds to thousands of students, professionals, government officials, scholars, and business leaders to hear CCP speakers present their visions for China’s future, discuss U.S.-China relations, and lobby for American support of the CCP.
According to a report by The National Pulse, a U.S. conservative outlet, on August 16, 2020, the Harvard China Forum actively promoted tighter U.S.-China ties and collaborated with numerous Chinese firms, including ByteDance (TikTok’s parent company); Tencent; Huawei; China Telecom (both of which have been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as connected to the Chinese military).
The report also revealed that American companies partnered with the forum include Microsoft, CNN, and liberal U.S. media like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Bain Capital (co-founded by Senator Mitt Romney of Utah). These organisations reportedly received CCP-linked funding. The report criticised the forum for granting excessive influence to CCP-affiliated companies, enabling them to penetrate U.S. institutions and enterprises with extraordinary effectiveness.
Harvard: The CCP's International Cradle of Officials
Since 2002, Amway (China) has sponsored training programs for Chinese officials at Harvard University. Each year, about 60 central and local government officials are trained, with participants primarily selected by the CCP’s Organisation Department from central ministries, provincial and municipal governments, financial institutions, and large state-owned enterprises. These trainees include city government officials, provincial governors, mayors, and deputy ministers. The training covers public administration, leadership, and policy-making, with courses taught by professors from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Some courses are conducted entirely in English, and the training period ranges from a few weeks to an entire semester. Amway (China) covers all overseas training and accommodation costs, while the trainees’ home institutions are only responsible for travel expenses.
Notable alumni of the program include: Li Yuanchao (then Party Secretary of Nanjing, later Politburo member and Vice President of China), Chen Deming (Minister of Commerce), Cao Jianming (Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate), Zhao Zhengyong (Governor of Shaanxi), Zhang Jinan (Vice Minister of the Organisation Department), Liu Shiyu (Vice Governor of the People’s Bank of China), Wang Tianyi (Vice Mayor of Jinan), Tang Chengpei (Vice Governor of Anhui), Qiu (Standing Committee Member of Yunnan Party Committee and Party Secretary of Kunming), Yang Weize (Standing Committee Member of Jiangsu and Party Secretary of Nanjing), Deng Xiaogang (Standing Committee Member and Secretary-General of the Tibet Autonomous Region), Xu Xianping (Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission), Jiang Xiaojuan (Deputy Director of the State Council Research Office), Xie Ru (Vice Governor of Jiangxi), Liu Shijin (Deputy Director of the State Council Development Research Centre), Zheng Zujun (Director of the General Office of the General Administration of Press and Publication), Kang Ning (President of China Education Television), Liu He (Director of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Office), Li Hongzhong (Party Secretary of Hubei), Wang Yongqing (Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council), Xie Fuzhan (Governor of Henan), Hao Peng (Governor of Qinghai), Qin Yizhi (First Secretary of the Communist Youth League), Shi Taifeng (Deputy Secretary of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee), Chen Xiangqun (Vice Minister of the Organisation Department), Gan Zangchun (Deputy Director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council).
No wonder people say Harvard is the CCP’s "Second Central Party School" — the claim is well-founded. Harvard has become an integral part of the CCP’s cadre training system. Through this program, the CCP imports advanced foreign management ideas and practices, enhances the professional capacity and global outlook of its officials, and strengthens its soft power and international engagement capabilities.
Harvard Has Become a CCP Collaborator
Harvard University has essentially become a captured elite institution for the CCP in the United States. Harvard is fond of the CCP’s “stench of money,” and the CCP values Harvard’s prestige — they are a perfect match.
In July 2020, Harvard's Ash Centre for Democratic Governance and Innovation released a report titled “Understanding CCP Resilience: Surveying Chinese Public Opinion Through Time.” It stated that in 2016, Chinese public satisfaction with the central government reached 93.1%, up 7 percentage points from 2003. China News Network headlined this as: “Harvard tracks 30,000 Chinese over 13 years, fails to find the answer American politicians want.” The Ash Centre receives tens of millions of dollars annually from the Chinese Communist Party.
In 2021, Charles Lieber, Chair of Harvard's Chemistry Department and a prominent nanotechnology expert, was arrested by the FBI for participating in China’s Thousand Talents Plan. Over a decade, the CCP had paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars annually and provided millions in research grants to secure his services.
In 2024, when Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng gave a speech at the Kennedy School, several students protested. Chinese personnel violently dragged the protesters out of the venue, a blatant and aggressive act that underscored Harvard's complete submission to the CCP.
According to The Epoch Times, in May 2025, three U.S. lawmakers — House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, China Select Committee Chair John Moolenaar, and Education and Workforce Committee Chair Tim Walberg — issued a public letter criticising Harvard for “assisting the CCP in expanding its influence.” They demanded that President Claudine Gay explain Harvard’s questionable collaborations to Congress.
The letter listed numerous problematic actions by Harvard, including: Lack of transparency and oversight in sensitive medical research partnerships, especially concerning the CCP’s mass organ harvesting from religious groups and ethnic minorities. Hosting and training members of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a sanctioned paramilitary group at the core of the Uyghur genocide; Collaborating with Chinese scholars on research funded by Iranian government proxies; Using U.S. Department of Defence funding to partner with Chinese universities linked to the PLA (e.g., Tsinghua, Zhejiang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology); Engaging with individuals tied to China’s military-industrial complex in research potentially contributing to the CCP’s military modernization.
Conclusion: Saving Harvard
Former President Trump recently halted Harvard’s international student programs — a move that sparked outrage from the CCP. Of Harvard’s nearly 6,800 international students and scholars, around 1,200 are Chinese nationals. How many of them are acting as CCP spies or agents of influence in the U.S. is unknown to the public, but both the U.S. and Chinese governments know the answer well.
Is Harvard still the same Harvard? It is no longer recognisable — it has abandoned its faith, betrayed its conscience, sought false glory, worshipped money, and now dances with the devil and sleeps in the same bed as the CCP.
Trump is trying to save Harvard — to wrest it back from the hands of evil and return it to America.
(Originally published by People News)
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