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Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes as national security threats

Confucius Institutes Pentagon Pete Hegseth national security China-US relations

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced that the Pentagon has designated Confucius Institutes as a threat to national security. In a social media video, Hegseth characterized these Chinese-funded cultural centers as “sleeper organizations” that have continued to operate on American university campuses under different names and charters despite previous congressional restrictions.

Hegseth claimed that the Department of Defense identified 80 new propaganda cells operating across 30 universities. He alleged these entities aim to steal intellectual property and influence the minds of American students. According to the Secretary, the Pentagon has “systematically dismantled every single one of these organizations” over the past two months.

This move follows a 2020 designation by the U.S. Department of State, which classified the Confucius Institutes as a “foreign mission” of the People’s Republic of China. While Washington has long accused the centers of serving as propaganda tools for Beijing, Chinese officials have consistently denied these allegations, maintaining that the institutes facilitate language learning and cultural exchange.

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EEUU declara a los institutos chinos Confucio como una "amenaza a la seguridad nacional" [centroamerica360.com]
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Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat | Education News [www.europesays.com]
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SHBA-ja i shpall Institutet kineze Konfuci kërcënim për sigurinë kombëtare [24-ore.com]
Hegseth Says Pentagon Has Designated Confucius Institutes A National Security Threat [armedforces.press]
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Pentagon designates Chinese cultural centers national security threat [rt-english.com]
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Hegseth says the Pentagon shut 80 rebranded Confucius Institute cells at 30 US universities [astig.ph]
Οι ΗΠΑ βάζουν στο στόχαστρο «οργανώσεις εν υπνώσει» κινεζικών ινστιτούτων σε αμερικανικά πανεπιστήμια [athina984.gr]
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Pentagonul desemnează institutele Confucius drept amenințări la securitatea națională [www.g4media.ro]
Ieșire dură a lui Hegseth contra Chinei: „Se pare că au apărut 80 de noi celule de propagandă” [hotnews.ro]
FOTO | Un glob pământesc istoric, care a aparţinut lui Dwight Eisenhower, a fost deteriorat în urma unui „accident” în biroul lui Pete Hegseth [news.yam.md]
Οι ΗΠΑ βάζουν στο στόχαστρο «οργανώσεις εν υπνώσει» κινεζικών ινστιτούτων σε αμερικανικά πανεπιστήμια [www.newsbeast.gr]
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