An Australian state is ‘reviewing’ its relationship with China’s controversial Confucius Institute over fears of covert foreign influence

The education department of New South Wales is “reviewing” its relationship with the Confucius Institute and Confucius Classrooms.
These are run out of China’s education ministry, and Beijing openly describes them as a vehicle for soft power and propaganda.
Experts are also concerned at how closely connected the Confucius programs are to the Chinese Communist Party’s secretive influence arm, the United Front.
Several US universities have already cut ties with Confucius Institutes because of worries over propaganda and influence campaigns.

An Australian state government is currently “reviewing” its relationship with China’s controversial Confucius Institutes.

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