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The AAUP and various scholars and activists cited in the article are far more persuasive about the Confucius Institutes than the Xinhua op-ed. A PRC individual who was working with the CI as a cultural ambassador confided that the CIs engage in state-sponsored "cultural infiltration"; that is, they have a political agenda, even though it is camouflaged most of the time.
Aug 02, 2014 01:52 PM
Reply to this commentThe academic community & those who support freedom & democracy in China, Tibet & East Turkestan need to be on guard against these Confucius Institutes. They are part of the CCP's propaganda machine. They don't permit free discussion on topics like Tibet, human rights, and Uighurs. And worse, they use their money to silence dissent against the CCP on campuses around the world. Do you think China would allow a foreign govt "institute" to operate on campuses in China? Why should China get such privileges but deny them to others?
Jul 29, 2014 10:47 AM
Reply to this commentConfucius Institute? LOL. A word that a "C" begins always symbolizes something very unkosher: Cloned, Communist, Criminal, Crazy, Crippled, Cack, Chinese, etc. Needless to say that this "CI" is the rook's nest of the 50 cent-army.
Jul 26, 2014 04:48 AM
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The program should be reciprocal with western universities should be allow to open Western Studies units with the same academic freedom
Aug 07, 2014 10:23 PM
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