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Joe Rogan has warned that China is infiltrating US universities to “siphon data and information” using students studying abroad.
The podcaster opened up about double standards while viewing America and China with former CIA officer Mike Baker on the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience which was released on Wednesday.
He claimed that the country could influence American universities by sending hundreds of thousands of students here to study.
Rogan, 56, said they then collected information and sometimes got caught, but nothing was done about it.
US intelligence officers have long warned that the country is at risk of being spied on and robbed by Chinese.
Joe Rogan has warned that China is infiltrating US universities to ‘sip data and information’ using students studying abroad
US intelligence officers have long warned the country is at risk of being spied on and robbed by Chinese
“China has so much influence over America, it’s crazy how different the playing field is between what we’re allowed to do,” Rogan said.
“For example, Americans can’t own businesses in China, they can’t own land in China, they can’t buy property — but China can do all of those things here.
“They can influence our universities, they bring their students here, their students siphon off data and information and often get caught, it’s kind of crazy.”
Nearly 300,000 Chinese students were studying at American universities in the 2021-2022 academic year.
Current and former US intelligence officers, lawmakers and experts have warned that Beijing relies on its scientists, companies and students to infiltrate and obtain information.
Former CIA director Gina Haspel warned in 2019 that China intended to “reduce American influence to advance its own goals.”
The Intelligence Community’s Global Threat Assessment released in 2021 stated: “We believe that Chinese intelligence services will exploit the openness of American society, particularly academia and the scientific community, using a variety of means.”
Concerns have been raised for more than 10 years that American universities are easy targets for foreign intelligence services that use students and staff to gain access to emerging technologies.
Instead of using trained spies, China’s intelligence services allegedly used students to act as “access agents” or “secret influencers”, revealed Joe Augustyn, a former CIA officer.
In October 2021, the Justice Department charged four Chinese nationals with conspiracy.
Rogan claimed that China could influence American universities by sending hundreds of thousands of students here to study and gather information
Current and former US intelligence officers, lawmakers and experts have warned that Beijing relies on its scientists, companies and students to infiltrate and obtain information.
He claimed they had worked to recruit university professors, federal law enforcement officers and state homeland security officials to work for the Chinese government as agents.
A 29-year-old UCLA math student was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of trying to cover up his ties to the Chinese government.
He was suspected of having transferred sensitive software to the Chinese military.
The National Institute of Health issued a warning to educational institutions about the threat of clandestine espionage in 2018.
“There are threats to the integrity of American biomedical research. The NIH is aware that some foreign entities have implemented systematic programs to influence new investigators and peer reviewers,” he wrote.
“This kind of inappropriate influence is not limited to biomedical research; this has been an important issue for defense and energy research for some time.
One of the US Navy sailors charged with spying for the Chinese did so because his mother urged him to find suitable work, prosecutors have claimed.
Jinchao Wei, 22, was reportedly told that passing secrets to Beijing about US military strategy and technology would help him get a job with the Chinese Communist Party when he leaves the navy.
Wei, born in China, was serving on the San Diego-based USS Essex when he was arrested along with NCO Wenheng Zhao, 26, on August 2 under the Espionage Act.
The two men allegedly earned up to $15,000 each by passing dozens of photos and technical manuals to Chinese intelligence services for more than a year.
Assistant United States Attorney Fred Sheppard told a bail hearing that Wei’s mother encouraged him to betray the United States when he returned home to Wisconsin for Christmas.
Jinchao Wei was serving on the USS Essex when he allegedly sold his secrets to Chinese intelligence
Assistant United States Attorney Fred Sheppard said Wei was encouraged to betray the United States while serving on the USS Essex.
NCO Wenheng Zhao, 26, allegedly passed on secrets for almost two years before his arrest earlier this month
Chinese spies have been a problem in the UK with allegations that China sent a spy to infiltrate a House of Commons briefing by Hong Kong dissidents.
A man claiming to be a tourist attempted to arrest the private event on the top floor of the Palace of Westminster high security in July.
He attempted to enter a meeting addressed by Finn Lau and Christopher Mung to an audience of around 50 journalists, peers and MPs. He left after a brief stalemate.
Mr Lau and Mr Mung are among three exiled Hong Kong activists who have been handed £100,000 arrest bounties by police in the Beijing-controlled city.
Pro-democracy activists have accused the prankster of being a Chinese Communist Party informant intending to film, stalk and harass those present at the event.
It was investigated by parliamentary bosses and the issue of Chinese spies was discussed in the House of Commons.
At least 50 Chinese students have left the UK between 2020 and 2022 after Britain tightened its procedures to prevent the theft of sensitive academic research.
The head of Britain’s MI5 spy agency said it had “more than doubled” its efforts against Chinese activity in a joint warning with the FBI.
He added that the “most revolutionary challenge” came from an “increasingly authoritarian Chinese Communist Party” that focused on secrets and intellectual property across the west.