Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes in US a national security threat
Washington has long accused the Chinese-funded cultural centres on university campuses of being propaganda tools.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Confucius Institutes on American university campuses a national security risk, stating these centres aim to steal intellectual property and infiltrate students' minds. Hegseth highlighted the Pentagon's removal of 80 new propaganda cells from 30 universities, all operating under different names and charters but sharing the same goal. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately comment on the Pentagon's decision.
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