Pentagon Designates China-Funded Confucius Institutes as US National Security Threat
- The US Department of Defense has designated Chinese-funded Confucius Institutes operating at American universities as a threat to national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced.
- Hegseth accused the institutes of serving as channels for Chinese government propaganda and attempting to influence American students and academic institutions.
- The defense secretary claimed that 80 organisations had re-emerged under different names and charters across 30 universities after restrictions were imposed on Confucius Institutes.
- Hegseth said the Pentagon had dismantled all the organisations identified in its latest crackdown over the preceding two months as part of efforts to protect American research and intellectual property.
- The move marks another step in Washington’s efforts to restrict Chinese influence in American higher education, while the Chinese embassy in Washington had not immediately responded to a request for comment.
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China says it opposes US 'stigmatisation' of Confucius Institutes after Pentagon labels them security threat
BEIJING — China opposes US "smearing and stigmatisation" of Confucius Institutes, its foreign ministry said on Monday (Oct 26), after the US Defence Department designated the Chinese-funded cultural centres on university campuses as a threat to US national security on Friday.Educational exchanges between China and the US are mutually beneficial and help deepen mutual understanding, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo...
Pentagon designates Confucius Institute in US as national security threat
The Department of War has designated Chinese-funded Confucius Institutes on American university campuses as a national security threat. China's Foreign Ministry responded Monday, saying it opposed what it called “smears and stigmatization” targeting the institutes.
Pentagon Targets Rebranded Confucius Institutes as China’s Campus Influence Network Faces New Scrutiny
The Pentagon’s decision to designate Chinese-funded Confucius Institutes as a national security threat has renewed scrutiny of Beijing’s influence in American higher education, particularly programs that allegedly continued operating under different names after their original institutions closed. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the designation on Oct. 23, accusing Chinese government-backed organizations of using cultural […]
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