confucius institutes

Australian Universities Under Scrutiny for Deals With China’s Confucius Institutes

October 16, 2021August 4, 2019 Max Lu

The University of Queensland is one of the universities that signed contracts agreeing to accept Chinese supervision over teaching quality in Confucius Institutes. (Image: Kgbo via Wikimedia Commons)

Insider Info: How Chinese Students Are Forced to Act as Spies

January 2, 2022July 3, 2019 Max Lu

A U.S. senator says Beijing has been forcing Chinese students in the U.S. to act as spies by pressuring their families in China. (Image: Nspirement)

HRW Says Chinese Communist Threat to Academic Freedom Worldwide

April 4, 2019 Nspirement Staff

Harvard has fallen under criticism after saying it would keep the $8.6 million in stimulus funding the university received from the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The Harvard center has dismissed Yan's lab origin theory that COVID-19 has strong ties to the CCP. (Image: 12019 via Pixabay)

Australia Targets Communist-Funded Confucius Institutes

October 16, 2021March 30, 2019 Nspirement Staff

The cultivation of oneself refers to improving one's character, morals, and conduct. (Image: via Nspirement)

US Senate Report Thrashes Communist Confucius Institutes

May 23, 2021March 11, 2019 Nspirement Staff

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. (Image: Screenshot / YouTube)

British Politicians Realize Confucius Institutes Have Nothing to Do With Confucius

April 3, 2022March 2, 2019 Nspirement Staff

The Confucius Institute is an important part of China's overseas soft propaganda setup.

CIs are public educational and cultural promotion programs funded and arranged currently by the Chinese International Education Foundation and formerly by Hanban, an organization affiliated with the CCP. (Image: Kreeder13 via Wikipedia)

American Universities Are Showing the Door to Confucius Institutes

January 3, 2022January 23, 2019 Nspirement Staff

Confucius Institutes are mostly funded by the Chinese government and they sneak pro-communist content into a large number of their courses like this lesson plan on the Korean war. (Image: Screenshot via YouTube)

Australia Passes Foreign Influence Law Targeting China

April 4, 2022December 15, 2018 Armin Auctor

Australia has introduced the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act that requires individuals or organizations working on behalf of foreign entities in the political sphere to register and explain their activities. (Image: via Flickr)

China Trying to Influence the World Through Confucius Institutes

April 4, 2022November 9, 2018 Nspirement Staff

Confucius Institutes claim to be aimed at teaching Chinese language and culture, but instead propagate the Chinese Communist Party's ideology. (Image: Kreeder13 via Wikimedia Commons)

US Lawmakers Put the Squeeze on Confucius Institutes

January 2, 2022March 25, 2018 James Burke

American Senator Marco Rubio has been a long-term supporter for human rights in China. (Image: Gage Skidmore via Flickr)

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