Top Australian universities close Chinese Confucius Institutes following gov’t scrutiny of foreign influence

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(TibetanReview.net, Apr03’25) – Following ramped up scrutiny on the education centres in the country in recent years over concerns that Beijing is using them to spread propaganda and spy on Chinese international students, six universities in Australia have quietly closed Chinese government-linked Confucius Institutes (CIs) on their campuses, reported bbc.com Apr 1.

China claims its CIs, which offer Chinese language and cultural classes overseas, are a “bridge reinforcing friendship” with the world.

However, this has failed to allay growing global concerns about the Chinese government’s reach overseas through such education centres, with universities in America and Europe al...

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