▁benef icial ▁to ▁a ▁Chinese ▁university . ▁Other ▁academ ics ▁def ended ▁the ▁don ation ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁Chinese ▁univers ities ▁were ▁often ▁less ▁transparent ," Should ▁Chinese ▁Bill ion aires ▁Don ate ▁O verse as ?" ▁- ▁Be ij ing ▁Review ▁- ▁Chris ▁Sur te es ▁- ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 " Are ▁Chinese ▁don ations ▁to ▁US ▁college ▁un pat ri otic ?" ▁- ▁China ▁Daily ▁- ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁Ch ens ▁had ▁previously ▁with h eld ▁g ifts ▁to ▁Chinese ▁institutions ▁when ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁provide ▁usage ▁reports . ▁ ▁The ▁funds ▁were ▁set ▁aside ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁new ▁inst itute ' s ▁building ▁and ▁provide ▁Cal tech ▁with ▁continuous ▁resources ▁for ▁neu ros cience ▁research , ▁with ▁direction ▁of ▁that ▁research ▁to ▁be ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁university . ▁It ▁ ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁up coming ▁building ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁administrative ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁T ian q iao ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁for ▁Neu ros cience ," B ill ion aire - Back ed ▁Bra in ▁Research ▁Center ▁Bre aks ▁Gr ound ▁at ▁Cal tech " ▁- ▁Pas ad ena ▁Now ▁- ▁Br andon ▁Vill al ov os ▁- ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁house ▁five ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁research ▁cent ers ▁which ▁together ▁formed ▁" the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁Chen ▁Institute ." ▁The ▁university ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁research ▁complex " CH S