GOP Lawmakers Urge FBI to Investigate Possible Chinese Funding of US Data Center Protests
By
Michael Kan
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Summary
Three Republican House members have sent a letter to the FBI and White House advisors urging an investigation into whether China is secretly funding protests against AI data center construction in the US. The lawmakers suspect Chinese Communist Party-backed entities may be fueling opposition to slow American AI development, framing it as a foreign influence campaign. The letter asks FBI Director Kash Patel and others to investigate potential disinformation campaigns and billionaire-backed activism blocking critical infrastructure investments.
Key quotes
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We urge the Trump administration to investigate foreign influence campaigns and 'billionaire-backed activism' to slow US AI development.
A disinformation campaign that seeks to block critical infrastructure investments.
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