Three quarters of university graduates recruited by defense relatedstate-owned enterprises in China come from the Seven Sons.[6] The Seven Sons devote at least half of their research budgets to military products.[7]
According to theHoover Institution, the Seven Sons "operate as prime pathways for harvesting US research and diverting it to military applications."[8]
In 2020, theUnited States government banned students from the Seven Sons schools to study in graduate programs in the United States.[5]
^Fedasiuk, Ryan; Weinstein, Emily (2021-01-29)."Universities and the Chinese Defense Technology Workforce"(PDF).Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved2023-01-29.
