Confucius Institutes

Confucius Institutes: Karliczek calls for investigation

Education Minister Anja Karliczek calls on German universities to "re-evaluate the role of Confucius Institutes in the German higher education landscape". Only recently, two Confucius Institutes had canceled the presentation of a book about Xi Jinping. The fundamental question of the independence and role of the Confucius Institutes thus takes on new topicality.

By Ning Wang

Xi book reading takes place after all

By Nico Beckert

Confucius Institutes cancel event on Xi book

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Controversy over Confucius Institute: "Big Brother is watching you"

Confucius Institutes around the globe are suspected of involvement in propaganda and espionage. In Japan, the Ministry of Education has even launched an official investigation. A fight with critics often take on bizarre forms, as the latest example in Slovakia shows, where the director of one of the institutes surprised with crude remarks.

By Marcel Grzanna

Karliczek wants to promote China competence

By Nico Beckert