Pompeo hopeful China's Confucius Institutes will be gone from U.S. by year-end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he was hopeful that Chinese Confucius Institute cultural centers on U.S. university campuses would all be shut down by the end of the year.
Beijing has many tentacles... We must go all the way to the community level as well. Scrutiny must be applied to all "Chinese and Overseas Chinese Associations" and "China Australia Friendship associations"... These are the localised/social melting pots for Beijing to begin influencing and recruiting the Australian Chinese and Overseas Chinese community.