One of Ireland’s most prestigious universities is bankrolling a state-of-the-art science centre with millions in donations from China.
The Epoch Times can reveal that Dublin City University (DCU) has received over €4 million from secret Chinese sources towards its Polaris project through the country’s now defunct Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP).
The cash-for-visa scheme—which campaigners say was “hijacked” by China—allowed wealthy foreign investors outside the European Union (EU) to have residency in Ireland in return for huge investments.
The Irish government abruptly ended the decade-old scheme in February following EU concerns the scheme posed a security risk.
Of the thousands of wealthy foreigners who benefited from Irish, and then subsequent EU, residency—90 percent were from China….