Memoir by former Britain-based academic rebuts accusations that the centres serve as vehicles for Beijing's state narratives When Zeng Jinghan accepted an offer to lead the Confucius Institute at ...

Confucius Institute US Center executive director Gao Qing has been on the front lines as scrutiny of Confucius Institutes and their aims intensifies, particularly in the US. The PIE spoke to him to ...

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno often goes after university diversity and equity initiatives on the campaign trail. A repeated target: Controversial Chinese language and culture ...

A university professor who gatecrashed the opening ceremony of a new Confucius Institute at Spain's Seville University last week tried to warn the school authorities for years that the language and ...

For many students, Confucius Institutes are places where they can learn about Chinese culture and language. However, critics warn that these programs are a soft power play by Beijing to gain influence ...