Research Raises Legal Concerns About Operations of Confucius Institutes in UK

Research Raises Legal Concerns About Operations of Confucius Institutes in UK
China's then-Vice President Xi Jinping (now Chinese leader) unveils a plaque at the opening of Australia's first Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute at the RMIT University in Melbourne on June 20, 2010. William West/AFP/Getty Images
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The legality of Confucius Institutes in the UK was brought into question as research showed CI teachers were hired in a “highly discriminatory way” and are required to undermine free speech.

The research, published on Tuesday by UK-China Transparency, a newly founded charity focusing on Sino-British ties, also said British Universities and the Home Office have been “systematically enabling” the practice by breaching their legal obligations.

Lily Zhou
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Lily Zhou is an Ireland-based reporter covering China news for The Epoch Times.
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