A scathing Senate report released Wednesday says that without major changes, so-called Confucius Institutes paid for by the Chinese government and operating on dozens of American college campuses should shut down
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The report is the latest example of growing congressional scrutiny of Chinese involvement in the American educational system, including attempts by China and other nations to spy on and steal federally funded research on college campuses. It's a problem facing many research universities, which have to strike a balance between being open and collaborative institutions while also protecting the work they do.
Portman in a statement cited the “stunning lack of transparency and reciprocity from China" in connection with the institutes. "As China has expanded Confucius Institutes here in the U.S., it has systematically shut down key U.S. State Department public diplomacy efforts on Chinese college campuses,” he said.
The subcommittee is made up of nine senators, including Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris and former Republican presidential nominee Sen. Mitt Romney .
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