Letting China control American universities may give China an opportunity to influence intellectual thought about the role of China in the world, and the abuses it has committed at home. There are multiple reports about China using money and influence to limit the free speech of students [1,2], and is consistent with reports that China is heavily investing in international propaganda[3].

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/26/opinion/beijing-free-spee... 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/05/23... 3. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-20/xi-create...