# Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat

- Source: Al Jazeera
- Published: 2026-10-24T03:38:20+00:00
- Category: World
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Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon dismantled 80 ‘propaganda cells’ operating under new names at 30 universities.

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