Chinese Propaganda on US Campuses; China Stealing Research

American Thought Leaders: Rachelle Peterson

-- American Thought Leaders: Jan Jekielek, --July 24, 2020

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How has the Chinese Communist Party infiltrated American universities? How are Confucius Institutes involved? While some Confucius Institutes are being shut down, is it possible some are staying, simply under a different guise?


And, how does the Chinese regime use the Thousand Talents Program and similar operations to steal American research? In this episode, we sit down with Rachelle Peterson, Director of Policy at the National Association of Scholars.

Key Moments

0:00 China "infiltrating the West" 1:01 Confucius Institutes are "nodes of influence from the Chinese Communist Party" 7:05 Censorship in teaching materials 9:12 Secretive contracts 17:37 Some Confucius Institutes are shutting down 20:22 Are some Confucius Institutes reappearing under a different guise? 24:40 Tracking foreign gifts and donations 29:01 Chinese espionage, theft, and the Thousand Talents Program

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