Congressmen call on Biden to end influence of Confucius Institutes, propagandists of Chinese Communist Party


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Cesar Munera | TheBL 02/24/21, 14:20 The unveiling of a statue of Confucius. (Juan David Rojas Alzate/Flickr) Congressional Republicans are seeking to have President Biden implement a rule requiring academic institutions to disclose their financial connections to Confucius Institutes funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Republican Sens. Rob Portman (Ohio), Mitt Romney (Utah), Marco Rubio (Fla.), and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) sent a letter addressed to Biden on Tuesday, Feb. 23, to implement the rule, which was proposed by the Trump administration. Trump administration rule— academic institutions disclose financial connections to Confucius Institutes During the administration of former President Trump,...