Indiana Attorney General Investigates the State’s Last Confucius Institute

Indiana Attorney General Investigates the State’s Last Confucius Institute
The Indiana Statehouse is shown in Indianapolis, on Jan. 15, 2021. AP Photo/Michael Conroy
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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Tuesday that his office has launched an investigation into the last remaining Confucius Institute (CI) in the state, citing concerns that it has been operating as a propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The investigation targets the CI hosted by Valparaiso University, a private Lutheran institution in Northwest Indiana. According to its website, the CI at Valparaiso was founded in 2008 and aims at teaching Chinese culture and language, and promoting cultural exchange.