Pentagon Labels China-Backed Confucius Institutes a National Security Threat

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Published: 2026-10-28
Category: us
Source: United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
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The Pentagon has officially designated China-funded Confucius Institutes as a national security threat. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced this move to highlight perceived threats from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and propaganda in American education. This designation aims to raise awareness regarding what U.S. students learn about China.

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