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

https://mins.news/en/item/115964

- Reuters, 2026-10-26 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-says-it-opposes-us-stigmatisation-confucius-institutes-after-pentagon-2026-10-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adf62c659d329000198a483

> 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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