# VOA Focus: Military Clarifies Lincoln Rumors as Reports Target Chinese Trade and Harvard Links

https://mins.news/en/video/22556

- VOA Chinese, 2026-08-14 20:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvfcYa40lu4

> The program highlights the U.S. military’s clarification of what it calls false rumors about the USS Abraham Lincoln, with President Trump confirming that another carrier will soon take over. A White House report accuses China of using third-country transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs, while a congressional report cites Harvard entities’ ties to the Chinese military and gaps in research security and funding oversight.

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