GOP Slams Biden Reversal of Trump-era Rule Targeting Chinese Propaganda on Campuses
On 2/10/21 at 6:03 AM EST
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas has joined the list of Republicans condemning the Biden administration for withdrawing a proposed rule that required campuses to disclose links to Chinese cultural programs accused of promoting propaganda.
The Confucius Institute U.S. Center facilitates Chinese language and cultural courses in around 500 K-12 schools and 65 colleges across the country.
China hawks in the U.S. have long accused the programs of being a tool of the Chinese Communist Party, pointing to the institute s links to the Hanban agency, which is affiliated with Beijing s Ministry of Education.