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Defense secretary Pete Hegseth alleges Confucius Institutes operating in disguise on US university campusesThe ⁠US defense department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses ⁠known as Confucius ⁠Institutes as a threat to US national security, defense secretary Pete ⁠Hegseth said on Friday.Washington has long accused Confucius Institutes of being Chinese propaganda ⁠tools and has taken steps to crack down on them. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/pentagon-china-hegseth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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