The Seven Sons of National Defence () is a grouping of the public universities affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. They are widely believed to have close scientific research partnerships and projects with the People's Liberation Army. However, these are not official part of the Academic institutions of the Chinese armed forces.
Universities The universities of the Seven Sons of National Defence include: Beihang University in Haidian, Beijing Beijing Institute of Technology in Haidian, Beijing Harbin Engineering University in Harbin, Heilongjiang Harbin Institute of Technology in Harbin, Heilongjiang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Nanjing, Jiangsu Nanjing University of Science and Technology in Nanjing, Jiangsu Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, Shaanxi
Views Three quarters of university graduates recruited by defense related state-owned enterprises in China come from the Seven Sons. The Seven Sons devote at least half of their research budgets to military products.
According to the Hoover Institution, the Seven Sons "operate as prime pathways for harvesting US research and diverting it to military applications."
In 2020, the United States government banned students from the Seven Sons schools to study in graduate programs in the United States.
See also Seven Sisters (colleges) C9 League Excellence League Double First Class University Plan Project 985 Project 211 Proclamation 10043
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