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‘Systematically dismantled’: Hegseth’s new offensive against China’s Confucius Institutes
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Beijing. The first report grouped here was at 24 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Systematically dismantled’: Hegseth’s new offensive against China’s Confucius Institutes”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Just weeks before Donald Trump’s second trip to China this year and his third meeting with President Xi Jinping, whom he has called a “truly great” friend, his administration is intensifying its crackdown on Confucius Institutes – Beijing-backed centres that promote Chinese language and culture at universities abroad. Long viewed…
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‘Systematically dismantled’: Hegseth’s new offensive against China’s Confucius Institutes
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