Congress investigates NASA over funding ‘bilateral collaboration’ with CCP
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) are pressing NASA on why the agency seemingly funded “bilateral collaboration with Chinese entities” through its research grants, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner.
The pair of congressmen honed in on the research of Stanford University professor Wendy Mao. Mao, according to a congressional analysis of academic publications, received federal support for 31 research projects she carried out alongside affiliates of the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, an entity that has appeared on the Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List since 2020 and whose parent organization has been on the list since 1997.
The list, published by the Department of Commerce, catalogues entities believed to be involved “in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States” as well as those at risk of becoming adversarial to America. HPSTAR is affiliated with China’s nuclear weapons program, according to the Commerce Department. Mao herself concurrently held a position at HPSTAR, which her father founded, while conducting federally funded research.
Mao’s ties to Chinese state research entities were documented by the Stanford Review in December 2025.
In one of Mao’s publications, she collaborated with a researcher from the University of Science and Technology of China, a state-run institution, while receiving funding from NASA. Over the course of this research, Mao and her co-authors utilized the Chinese state university’s supercomputing center as well as U.S. government facilities, which Grassley and Moolenaar said constitutes “a direct or material reliance on PRC state infrastructure.”
“The publication lists only Stanford and Chinese co-authors yet explicitly acknowledges NASA funding, which — absent an FBI-certified congressional waiver — raises questions about potential violations of the Wolf Amendment,” the lawmakers wrote of the research.
A 2019 aerial view of Stanford University in California is seen. Stanford is a private university that was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford. (JasonDoiy/Getty Images)
The Wolf Amendment is a federal law that bans bilateral cooperation between NASA-funded researchers and Chinese entities.
Domestic researchers can obtain FBI waivers to circumvent the Wolf Amendment in certain circumstances.
Grassley and Moolenaar, in a second letter obtained …
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) are pressing NASA on why the agency seemingly funded “bilateral collaboration with Chinese entities” through its research grants, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner.
The pair of congressmen honed in on the research of Stanford University professor Wendy Mao. Mao, according to a congressional analysis of academic publications, received federal support for 31 research projects she carried out alongside affiliates of the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, an entity that has appeared on the Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List since 2020 and whose parent organization has been on the list since 1997.
The list, published by the Department of Commerce, catalogues entities believed to be involved “in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States” as well as those at risk of becoming adversarial to America. HPSTAR is affiliated with China’s nuclear weapons program, according to the Commerce Department. Mao herself concurrently held a position at HPSTAR, which her father founded, while conducting federally funded research.
Mao’s ties to Chinese state research entities were documented by the Stanford Review in December 2025.
In one of Mao’s publications, she collaborated with a researcher from the University of Science and Technology of China, a state-run institution, while receiving funding from NASA. Over the course of this research, Mao and her co-authors utilized the Chinese state university’s supercomputing center as well as U.S. government facilities, which Grassley and Moolenaar said constitutes “a direct or material reliance on PRC state infrastructure.”
“The publication lists only Stanford and Chinese co-authors yet explicitly acknowledges NASA funding, which — absent an FBI-certified congressional waiver — raises questions about potential violations of the Wolf Amendment,” the lawmakers wrote of the research.
A 2019 aerial view of Stanford University in California is seen. Stanford is a private university that was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford. (JasonDoiy/Getty Images)
The Wolf Amendment is a federal law that bans bilateral cooperation between NASA-funded researchers and Chinese entities.
Domestic researchers can obtain FBI waivers to circumvent the Wolf Amendment in certain circumstances.
Grassley and Moolenaar, in a second letter obtained …
Congress investigates NASA over funding ‘bilateral collaboration’ with CCP
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) are pressing NASA on why the agency seemingly funded “bilateral collaboration with Chinese entities” through its research grants, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner.
The pair of congressmen honed in on the research of Stanford University professor Wendy Mao. Mao, according to a congressional analysis of academic publications, received federal support for 31 research projects she carried out alongside affiliates of the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, an entity that has appeared on the Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List since 2020 and whose parent organization has been on the list since 1997.
The list, published by the Department of Commerce, catalogues entities believed to be involved “in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States” as well as those at risk of becoming adversarial to America. HPSTAR is affiliated with China’s nuclear weapons program, according to the Commerce Department. Mao herself concurrently held a position at HPSTAR, which her father founded, while conducting federally funded research.
Mao’s ties to Chinese state research entities were documented by the Stanford Review in December 2025.
In one of Mao’s publications, she collaborated with a researcher from the University of Science and Technology of China, a state-run institution, while receiving funding from NASA. Over the course of this research, Mao and her co-authors utilized the Chinese state university’s supercomputing center as well as U.S. government facilities, which Grassley and Moolenaar said constitutes “a direct or material reliance on PRC state infrastructure.”
“The publication lists only Stanford and Chinese co-authors yet explicitly acknowledges NASA funding, which — absent an FBI-certified congressional waiver — raises questions about potential violations of the Wolf Amendment,” the lawmakers wrote of the research.
A 2019 aerial view of Stanford University in California is seen. Stanford is a private university that was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford. (JasonDoiy/Getty Images)
The Wolf Amendment is a federal law that bans bilateral cooperation between NASA-funded researchers and Chinese entities.
Domestic researchers can obtain FBI waivers to circumvent the Wolf Amendment in certain circumstances.
Grassley and Moolenaar, in a second letter obtained …
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