China’s beleaguered Confucius Institutes have come under renewed pressure from British MPs who are calling for new laws to ban them from the UK.
Back bench policymakers from the main political parties tabled an amendment to the Higher Education Bill on Wednesday that would outlaw the Chinese regime-funded institutes if they are seen to curb freedom of speech and academic studies.
The amendment to the bill—which is due before the Commons next week—also demands universities report to the government the creation of new institutes and to allow proper scrutiny of their operations, including full disclosure of funding, spending and “activities.”…