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Examining China’s New Confucius Institutes

January 23, 2023
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Commentary Hanban, an organization closely affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), established the Confucius Institute program in 2004. Ostensibly, the program was created to help promote the Chinese language and culture on a global scale. Today, rather incredibly, there are 525 of these institutes in 146 different countries and regions. Accused of being little…

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Some Canadian Institutions Continue to Host China’s Confucius Institute Despite Latest Revelations

December 12, 2022
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Some Canadian educational institutions continue to host Confucius Institutes (CI) despite a growing trend in North America and other parts of the world in which schools and universities are cutting ties with the program, which is funded and controlled by the Chinese regime. The Epoch Times recently emailed nine institutions whose websites indicate they are…

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College Affiliated With University of Waterloo Confirms Closure of Beijing’s Confucius Institute

November 21, 2022
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A college affiliated with the University of Waterloo confirms its contract with China’s Confucius Institute (CI) ended last year—joining the ranks of other institutions in North America and around the world that are cutting ties with the Beijing-led program. A spokesperson for Renison University College said in an emailed statement on Nov. 18 that there…

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Beijing Rebranded Confucius Institutes in Response to Rising International Criticism: Report

October 7, 2021
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Around the world, the Chinese regime has partnered with universities and academic institutions to install language centers known as Confucius Institutes (CIs). Drawing upon the name of China’s most famous philosopher, Beijing has promoted these centers as an educational gateway to the country’s language, culture, and history. But these centers are not as benign as…

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