‘Systematically dismantled’: Hegseth’s new offensive against China’s Confucius Institutes
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South China Morning Post – China
“‘Systematically dismantled’: Hegseth’s new offensive against China’s Confucius Institutes”
Just weeks before Donald Trump’s second trip to China this year and his third meeting with President Xi Jinping, whom he has called a “truly great” friend, his administration is intensifying its crackdown on Confucius Institutes – Beijing-backed centres that promote Chinese language and culture at universities abroad. Long viewed by critics as instruments of Beijing’s soft power and cultural diplomacy, the institutes are back in the crosshairs of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who says…
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