[[CIA]] reports obtained by ''The Washington Free Beacon'' in 2012 revealed,
[[CIA]] reports obtained by ''The Washington Free Beacon'' in 2012 revealed,
{{quotebox|"The [Chinese Communist Party] provides ‘strings-attached' funding to academic institutions and [[think tank]]s to deter research that casts it [the CCP] in a negative light. It has used this tactic to reward pro-China viewpoints and coerce Western academic publications and conferences to self-censor. The CCP often denies [[visa]]s to academics who criticize the regime, encouraging many China scholars to preemptively self-censor so they can maintain access to the country on which their research depends."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/chinese-government-influencing-policy-through-ex-military-officials/</ref>}}
{{quotebox|"The [Chinese Communist Party] provides ‘strings-attached' funding to academic institutions and [[think tank]]s to deter research that casts it [the CCP] in a negative light. It has used this tactic to reward pro-China viewpoints and coerce Western academic publications and conferences to self-censor. The CCP often denies [[visa]]s to academics who criticize the regime, encouraging many China scholars to preemptively self-censor so they can maintain access to the country on which their research depends."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/chinese-government-influencing-policy-through-ex-military-officials/</ref>}}