A Growing Chorus Objects to Confucius Institutes at American Universities

A Growing Chorus Objects to Confucius Institutes at American Universities
UC Berkeley students walk through Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley, California on April 17, 2007. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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A Massachusetts lawmaker is the latest dissenting voice against the presence of Confucius Institutes (CIs) on American college campuses.
Managed directly and funded by the Chinese regime, CIs have been criticized by concerned academics as tools for promoting the regime’s political aims under the guise of teaching Chinese language and culture.
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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