China's Confucius Institutes should register as foreign agents: US lawmakers
China had set them to project soft power, but had earlier acknowledged their failure.
Mar 22, 2018, 13:07 PM IST
Failed at soft power, China's Confucius Institutes to now serve Beijing's diplomatic goals
The Confucius Institutes were meant to be language schools, but they have faced accusations of spying and spreading propaganda.
Jan 25, 2018, 20:06 PM IST
China denies shutting down 109 Confucius institutes in US
The institutes have come under criticism in the US and western countries for restricting academic freedom.
May 30, 2016, 10:47 AM IST
