Alberta’s minister of advanced education is taking action to address concerns that Canadian research is being stolen by the Chinese regime or, even worse, being used by the communist state for military purposes or in human rights violations. “We do have a problem, not just in Alberta but across Canada,” Demetrios Nicolaides told The Epoch Times. “We have great universities and great colleges that produce terrific and incredible research and new discoveries, but oftentimes we sell a lot of those research rights to other companies, including other countries.” His department recently wrote to four Alberta universities asking them to stop pursuing any new or renewed partnerships with entities linked to China or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It also asked them to review their existing relationships with entities that have those potential links and ensure they “follow stringent risk assessments and due diligence.” “I am deeply concerned about the potential theft of Canadian intellectual …