With American intelligence agencies warning about the academic threat from Confucius Institutes (CI), there has been a trend of American universities ending their partnerships with the Beijing-backed program. The latest to join the bandwagon is the University of Maryland (UMD), which was the first American university to allow a CI on its campus. Closing Confucius ...
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), one of the leading universities of Belgium, has announced its decision to shut down the Confucius Institute operating on its campus. Funded by the Chinese government, the institute has been mired in controversy after reports that its former head professor was conducting spy operations for Beijing. Closing down the institute VUB’s ...
The Analects, a collection of the teachings and thoughts of Confucius, reveal how he achieved his enlightenment in cultivation at the very beginning. He said: “Isn’t it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?” To me, learning and practicing can be fun once in a while, but not all the time, especially when it is ...
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has decided to remove Confucius Classrooms from its public schools. The decision comes on the heels of worries that the Chinese Communist Party is using these programs to influence children with a pro-communist perspective. No more Confucius Classroom programs Confucius Classroom programs were active in 13 NSW ...
Cartoons these days largely focus on superheroes saving the world from villains. While the typical good vs. bad story archetype is inherent in these animated shows, moral teachings seem to be lacking somewhat. If you want your children to watch a cartoon that teaches them moral lessons, then the Heavenkid animated program may be suitable ...
The government of Australia has started looking deeply at the relationship between Australian universities and Confucius Institutes. Many of the universities have apparently entered into an agreement under which Beijing has the primary authority over many aspects of teaching. Confucius Institutes under Chinese control The contracts have been signed between the universities and Hanban, an ...
In Confucius Institutes, a job as a teacher of Chinese culture not only requires knowledge about the subject, but also love for the “motherland.” The rule was first issued in 2016 by the Confucius Institute headquarters in Beijing and has been mandatory ever since. Influencing Australia Applicants to the teaching post who do not demonstrate ...
In a crackdown on Chinese intervention in Australia, the government has warned that Confucius Institutes operating in the country will be brought under a new foreign influence transparency program. Confucius Institutes are funded by Hanban, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supported entity, and propagate the supremacy of the communist ideology over liberal democracies. They also ...
China’s attempt at using Confucius Institutes to expand its communist influence in the U.S. received a huge backlash with the release of a bipartisan Senate report by a Homeland Security subcommittee. It suggests shutting down the institutes until major changes are implemented. Confucius Institutes, a danger Confucius Institutes are present in over 100 U.S. universities ...
The threat of Confucius Institutes in America is something that U.S. lawmakers have been drawing attention to for some time. Now, politicians from the UK are also highlighting the dangers posed by such Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-funded institutions in Britain. Confucius Institutes fall under scrutiny in the UK According to the Chinese Communist Party, Confucius ...
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