South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and Republican candidate for President issued on 27 October 2023 a press release titled "Scott Pushes Back on China, Empowers American Students Through HBCU-Africa Partnership Act."
Scott, who is also ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health introduced the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)-Africa Partnership Act of 2023 to promote exchange opportunities between HBCUs and African partners. Scott noted the act is designed in part to counter China's exchange program whereby more than 80,000 African students were studying in China in 2018.
