The Trump administration has been particularly concerned that professors could exploit their ties to China, and their participation in talent recruitment programs, to steal intellectual property for Beijing's economic benefit. NASA is restricted from using fund for any collaboration or coordination with China, Chinese institutions or any Chinese-owned company. No one in higher education takes security as seriously as we do at The Texas A&M University System, Sharp said in a statement. U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick, the top federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Texas, said the talent recruitment programs exploit our open and free universities." China is building an economic and academic institutions with bricks stolen from others all around the world," Patrick said in a statement.