china, chinese propaganda, confucius institutes, mike pompeo

Confucius Institutes Labeled as Foreign Missions

The U.S administration has designated Beijing-backed Confucius Institutes (CI) as “foreign missions,” stating that the organization is effectively controlled by a foreign government. In the United States, these institutes are managed by the Confucius Institute U.S. Center (CIUS) based in Washington. Stopping the influence of Confucius Institutes With CIUS being classified as a foreign mission, ...

Jack Roberts

The Baruch College Confucius Institute.

The Threat Posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Robert O’Brien, National Security Advisor, believes that the U.S. has finally woken up to the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to the American way of life thanks to the Trump administration. For decades, the conventional idea was that China would eventually become more open as time passed by, first economically and then ...

Jack Roberts

Robert O'Brien.

Senate Report Exposes Confucius Institutes Harming American Education System

A 2019 report by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations uncovered the dangerous ways in which China’s Confucius Institutes are compromising the safety of the American educational system. The report warns that Confucius Institutes that are not transparent enough about their operations should not be allowed to continue in the United States. The Chinese ...

Jack Roberts

A Confucius Institute.

Chinese Interference Threat Against Canada

A report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) warns that China is engaging in widespread interference activities in Canada. Through the United Front Work Department (UFWD), Beijing is seeking to silence criticism, influence diaspora communities, infiltrate political parties, and influence universities and businesses. Interference threat against Canada The report terms UFWD’s overseas operations as ...

Jack Roberts

Toronto skyline on the waterfront.

EU Accuses China of Spreading COVID-19 Disinformation

The European Commission recently criticized China and Russia for running COVID-19 disinformation campaigns in the EU and the world. While Russia has been accused several times of conducting such operations, this is the first time that China has been publicly charged as a disinformation operator by the EU. COVID-19 Disinformation campaign In a report published ...

Jack Roberts

CCP viruses.

China Using Twitter to Frame COVID-19 Narrative

The Chinese communist regime always maintains a strict censorship policy when it comes to its country. However, the communist regime shamelessly uses the very tools that are banned in China, such as Twitter, to spread its propaganda overseas. This website is banned in China, but Beijing is currently using the social media platform to spread ...

Max Lu

The Twitter app on a smartphone.

Republican and Democrat Students Demand Shutdown of Confucius Institutes

College Democrats of America and the College Republican National Committee recently signed an open letter asking to shut down all Confucius Institutes that are operating on American campuses. Both groups pointed out that the Chinese communists were funding these institutes for their own agendas, making them a threat to educational freedom in America. Shutting down ...

Raven Montmorency

A Confucius Institute.

The Top CCP Virus Conspiracy Theories

More than 4 months have passed since the CCP virus outbreak shook humanity. Many countries across the world are on lockdown and scientists are racing against time to develop a vaccine. Several CCP virus conspiracy theories have popped up during this period, attempting to explain how the virus came to be. CCP virus conspiracy theories ...

Jack Roberts

5G.

China Employing Twitter to Spread CCP Coronavirus Propaganda in Italy

Italy has been the worst affected country in Europe by the CCP coronavirus outbreak. It is also the country China is closely associating with to develop its influence all over Europe. As such, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Beijing has been relying on Twitter propaganda bots to boost its image among Italians at ...

Jack Roberts

Twitter on a smartphone.

Chinese Government Trying to Retell the CCP Virus Narrative

With the world turning against the Chinese government for its poor handling of the CCP virus outbreak, Beijing is resorting to theatrics and propaganda to turn the narrative in its favor. Changing the narrative about the CCP virus Europe has taken a heavy beating from the COVID-19 outbreak, with countries like Italy, Spain, Germany, and ...

Max Lu

COVID-19 and vaccines.