GOP Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Communist China’s Influence at American Colleges

GOP Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Communist China’s Influence at American Colleges
A pedestrian passes by on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis on April 9, 2019. The university closed its Confucius Institute in 2019. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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A group of Republican senators have introduced legislation aimed at blunting the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ideological infiltration on American college campuses.

For years, the CCP has promoted language centers known as Confucius Institutes at universities around the world as part of a campaign to expand its global influence. But they have increasingly met with blowback over concerns about their role in exporting CCP propaganda and the stifling academic freedom.
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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