THREAD (RE: CHINA AND AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES):
Some 81 colleges and universities in the United States have institutes with close ties to China’s communist government that attempt to stifle free speech and promote Chinese propaganda within American higher education.
Some 81 colleges and universities in the United States have institutes with close ties to China’s communist government that attempt to stifle free speech and promote Chinese propaganda within American higher education.
Known as “Confucius Institutes,” these institutions receive funding and oversight primarily from the Hanban, located in Beijing and affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
There are numerous examples of communist Chinese officials putting pressure on American ...
There are numerous examples of communist Chinese officials putting pressure on American ...
universities that host Confucius Institutes to avoid making statements or holding events on topics they deem politically sensitive. Even more, Chinese teachers at these institutes sign contracts w/ the Chinese government pledging to not damage the communist government’s interests
All of this is to say, Chinese officials are actively assaulting free speech on American soil though our colleges and universities. The United States government has a duty to conduct oversight of foreign programs to protect our students from undue foreign propaganda.
We must act to ensure that China, or any foreign government, is not interfering on American soil. I authored legislation -- H.R. 7138, The Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act-- that is the House companion to @MarshaBlackburn's "Transparency for Confucius Institute Act."
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