DoD may cut funding to Chinese propaganda centers in U.S.
"Congress is seeking to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the $717 billion defense spending bill to be spent on Chinese language instruction provided by the Confucius Institute or by any college or university that hosts a Confucius Institute.
...As Spero News has reported in the past, the Confucius Institute is funded by the Chinese government and has outlets on 100 American college and university campuses.
Described as a means of cultural exchange, teachers from the Confucius Institute are also provided to public elementary and high schools in the U.S.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and others have expressed concern over the institute’s connection to the Chinese government.
Critics fear that the Confucius Institute spreads communist propaganda and offers a platform for espionage by China..."
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