Influence of Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses has some concerned
Amid all the focus on Russian meddling in the U.S. electoral process, some officials are warning about influence by a different world power: China.
And one target of their concern is the proliferation of Confucius Institutes on more than 100 American college campuses - including the University of New Hampshire.
The institutes, which teach Chinese language, history and culture, are funded by China's ministry of education.
In a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this month, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told FBI Director Christopher Wray he believes that Confucius Institutes are "complicit" in Chinese government efforts "to covertly influence public opinion and to teach half-truths designed to present Chinese history, government or official policy in the most favorable light."
Wray replied that the FBI shares the concern and has been "watching that development for a while."
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