However, in recent years, American teachers and administrators have debated whether teachers in the Confucius Institutes or their educational material help disseminate Chinese government propaganda. In 2014, the University of Chicago ended its contract with the Confucius Institutes, and several other universities have done the same since. The Hanban typically gives a $150,000 start-up grant to an American university, with grants of $100,000 and $200,000 per year afterward, the report said. American teachers and students have rarely objected to the material. For many university students, it has been easy to tell that the material is propaganda.

Source: New York Times August 13, 2020 22:07 UTC