Pelosi Stonewalls Bill That Would Crack Down on Communist Chinese Influence in U.S.

House Democrats are blocking a bill that will curtail the influence of the Chinese-government-funded Confucius Institute, stymying bipartisan legislation that unanimously passed in the Senate. Despite bipartisan support in the upper chamber, House Democratsࢀ"including a cosponsor for the billࢀ"voted against placing the CONFUCIUS Act on the agenda in late July, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has yet to announce plans to place the bill on the floor. If passed, the legislation would require all federally funded universities with Confucius Institutes to assume ࢀœfull managerial controlࢀ of the institutes, a move that would limit the Chinese governmentࢀ™s influence over…