Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute
Institute in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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The Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI; 清华–伯克利深圳学院) is an institute which was established in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China in 2014 according to an agreement signed by Tsinghua University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.[5] In 2018, the city of Shenzhen agreed to spend $220 million on the institute.[5][6]
清华-伯克利深圳学院 | |||||||
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| Type | Public | ||||||
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| Established | 2014 | ||||||
| President | Gao Hong[1] Liwei Lin[1] | ||||||
| Location | , | ||||||
| Flower | Redbud and Lilac[2] | ||||||
| Colors | Purple White[3][4] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 清华-伯克利深圳学院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 清華-伯克利深圳學院 | ||||||
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The purpose of the establishment of the institute is seeking to develop a research program that will enable the sort of complex, multidisciplinary collaborations necessary to successfully confront societal and economic challenges that will be faced in China and United States as well as those on a worldwide scale.[7]
Controversy
In July 2023, the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party initiated an investigation into TBSI and its research into dual-use technology.[8]
In April 2025, an additional investigation was launched regarding the enforcement of Section 117, a federal law requiring colleges to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more. They asserted that UC Berkeley failed to report $220 million in funding from the Chinese government to build TBSI. They also posited that American researchers at TBSI contributed to China's technological advancement and military modernization. UC Berkeley denied these claims, but also ended their affiliation with TBSI.[9]
