# Pentagon designates China-backed campus cultural centers a threat to US national security

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-24T01:21:26+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/pentagon-china-hegseth
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/pentagon-designates-china-backed-campus-cultural-centers-a-threat-to-u-df4968/

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth alleges Confucius Institutes operating in disguise on US university campuses The ⁠US defense department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses ⁠known as Confucius ⁠Institutes ​as a threat to US national security, defense secretary Pete ⁠Hegseth said on Friday. Washington has long accused Confucius Institutes of being Chinese propaganda

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