WorldChina opposes US ‘stigmatisation’ of Confucius Institutes after Pentagon security designation

China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that Beijing opposes what it called US “smearing and stigmatisation” of Confucius Institutes. The US Defense Department designated the Chinese-funded cultural centres on university campuses as a threat to national security on Friday.

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