Conflict & Security
Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat
October 24, 2026 at 04:25 AM
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 3 hours
يواليوم السابع
هيجسيث: خلايا سرية داعمة للصين نشطت في 30 جامعة أمريكية
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
"كونفوشيوس" تهديد للأمن القومي الأمريكي
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AJAl Jazeera English
Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat
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TGThe Guardian
Pentagon designates China-backed campus cultural centers a threat to US national security
(opens the publisher’s site)US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon has added Confucius Institutes to its list of national security threats.
- Hegseth announced in a Friday video that the Pentagon designated the Chinese-funded campus cultural centers a threat to US national security.
- He said 80 propaganda cells had emerged at 30 universities under different names and charters.
- Hegseth stated the Pentagon dismantled every one of these organizations over the past two months.
- The Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment.