Confucius Institutes are billed by the Chinese Communist Party as benevolent language and culture programs and once numbered more than 100 on U.S. campuses across the country. But intelligence ...

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With the closing of Confucius Institutes, China may be heading for a “soft power” war with the West. The first Confucius Institute opened its door in November 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. Hanban, or ...

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2004, file photo, foreign tourists walk past a statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucious, at the Confucian Temple in Beijing. China is running five-day Confucian culture ...

Not many human beings manage to transcend their own era, and even fewer remain influential for centuries, let alone millennia ...

The rationale behind Confucius Institutes – an international chain of academic centers run by an arm of the Chinese government – is understandable. With extraordinary economic growth in the past three ...

There's a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square. A mammoth sculpture of the ancient philosopher Confucius was unveiled this week off one side of the vast plaza. It's a jarring ...

As part of its ongoing commitment to research on China, the University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Chinese Language Council International, is establishing a Confucius Institute on its campus ...

Confucius’ quote highlights the power of curiosity, showing that asking questions may feel uncomfortable briefly but leads to ...

Beijing aims to infiltrate educational institutions abroad — and isn’t shy about it. Our nation has endured revolution, civil war, world war, and cold war. We have survived every kind of hardship and ...