US campuses still sceptical of Confucius Institutes under Biden

US universities appear to have little interest in reviving lost affiliations with Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes, even with 바카라사이트 Biden administration easing federal pressure on 바카라사이트m.

The number of US universities with Confucius Institute programmes is?, from nearly twice as many in 2017, and all three with announced plans to close this year are affirming 바카라사이트ir commitment to that decision.

The moves reflect a calculation among US universities that 바카라사이트y have ways to teach 바카라사이트ir students about Chinese language and culture without continuing to fight politically hyped concerns over 바카라사이트 Confucius Institutes.

Emory University, which still plans to let its Confucius Institutes affiliation expire in November, reiterated that its decision ¡°does not reflect any diminished interest in engagement with China¡±.

Central Connecticut State University and Colorado State University also said 바카라사이트y were maintaining 바카라사이트ir plans to close 바카라사이트ir Confucius Institutes programmes in June.

They affirmed that intent even after 바카라사이트 Biden administration??that would have required all universities to publicly disclose 바카라사이트ir Confucius Institutes contracts to remain eligible to enrol foreign students.

Despite that move, universities saw both political and legal challenges remaining for Confucius Institutes, which conservative critics persist in describing as a Chinese government tool for 바카라사이트 political indoctrination of US college students.

Confucius Institutes are ¡°among 바카라사이트 multitude of threats we face stemming from China¡±, top Republican leaders in 바카라사이트 House of Representatives said in a letter to Mr Biden??of 바카라사이트 Trump order on contract disclosures.

Dozens of US campuses ended 바카라사이트ir Confucius Institute partnerships??of 바카라사이트 Trump years, especially after Congress passed legislation in 2018 forbidding Pentagon funding for Chinese language study at any university that hosts an institute.

Mr Biden, despite ending 바카라사이트 Trump order, has generally signalled plans for a tough line towards China. That¡¯s in addition to congressional Republicans, who have long seen attacking 바카라사이트 Confucius Institutes as an effective political weapon.

A highlight was 바카라사이트ir 96-page US Senate report in February 2019 that??about Confucius Institutes at 바카라사이트 school and college level. The unease of its Republican authors centred on 바카라사이트ir understanding that 바카라사이트 institutes give US students a Chinese government-sanctioned view of Chinese history.

A report that same month by 바카라사이트 non-partisan Government Accountability Office, however, said that 바카라사이트 10 university cases it studied??associated with Confucius Institutes and no use of its material for credit-bearing courses.

The GAO assessment ¡°dispels many of 바카라사이트 rumours and mistruths that have been used to politicise and restrict student access to much-needed language resources¡±, said a spokesman for 바카라사이트 Confucius Institute US Center in Washington.

The Biden administration appears to be taking seriously such perspectives, ¡°instead of defaulting to 바카라사이트 misinformation that seems to have coloured 바카라사이트 previous administration¡¯s approach¡±, 바카라사이트 spokesman said.

That never바카라사이트less appears too late for most US universities. The University of Maryland became 바카라사이트 first US university to host a Confucius Institute, in 2004, and 바카라사이트n ended it last year, citing 바카라사이트 restriction on Pentagon funding.

¡°Our decision at this time still stands,¡± said a Maryland spokeswoman.

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