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Chinese institutes in Latin America part of 'soft diplomacy' to carry on i
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): For many Latin American students, the Confucius Institutes are places where they can learn about Chinese culture and language, however, the critics warn that these programs are a soft power play by Beijing to gain influence in the schools where they operate.
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Many countries tighten grip on Confucius Institutes over CCP links
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): Nearly a dozen countries, including the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands, have begun to further tighten the grip on Confucius Institutes and other related activities over the dubious nature of the Chinese organizations.
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Japanese authorities to conduct review of Beijing funded Confucius Institu
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 6 (ANI): Japanese authorities will conduct a review of a Beijing funded educational organisation known as the Confucius Institutes amid concerns that a group is a propaganda tool of China.
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China changes name of Confucius Institutes Headquarters to avoid scrutiny
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): China has quietly changed the name of Confucius Institutes Headquarters to the Center for Language Education and Cooperation in an attempt to alter the perception that the organisation serves as China's ideological marketing machine, according to a report
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US Senate approves bill to tighten controls on China-funded Confucius Inst
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate had last week unanimously approved a bill that would increase oversight on Confucius Institutes, China-funded cultural centers that operate on university campuses in the country.
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Confucius Institutes should be barred from US educational institutions, sa
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): President Joe Biden's nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns on Wednesday suggested to the Republicans that the Confucius Institutes should be barred from the US public schools and universities.
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Western varsities should shut down Confucius Institutes as China now 'full
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 23 (ANI): Western Universities should shut their Confucius Institutes and end their academic cooperation with China as the country has become "full-blown totalitarianism at home and military expansionism abroad" according to American sociologist and an expert in the are
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China expresses hope that India will treat Confucius Institutes in 'object
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): China on Tuesday expressed hope that India will treat Confucius Institutes in an "objective and fair manner".
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