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Pentagon designates China-backed campus cultural centers a threat to US national security

Guardian World24 October 2026, 01:21 UTCUnited States of America

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth alleges Confucius Institutes operating in disguise on US university campusesThe ⁠US defense department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses ⁠known as Confucius ⁠Institutes as a threat to US national security, defense secretary Pete ⁠Hegseth said on Friday.Washington has long accused Confucius Institutes of being Chinese propaganda ⁠tools and has taken steps to crack down on them. Continue reading...

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