March 26, 2018

Article: U.S. Schools are Falling for China's Propaganda Campaign

Rachelle Peterson

American universities will need to choose between money and truth when it comes to Confucius Institutes.

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April 6, 2018

Statement: NAS Applauds Texas A&M University System for Closing Two Confucius Institutes

National Association of Scholars

NAS congratulates Texas A&M University on the decision to close its Confucius Institute after receiving a bipartisan letter from two Texas Congressmen.

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March 22, 2018

Statement: NAS Statement on Foreign Influence Transparency Act

National Association of Scholars

The Foreign Influence Transparency Act is a step toward addressing Confucius Institutes.

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March 12, 2018

Article: Get China's Pernicious Confucius Institutes Out of US colleges

Rachelle Peterson

Rachelle Peterson writes at The Hill about six practical steps the US government can take in response to Confucius Institutes. 

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February 23, 2018

Article: ‘Reforming’ Confucius Institutes

NAS policy director Rachelle Peterson explains at American Greatness why we should be wary of China's efforts to makeover the image of Confucius Institutes.

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February 13, 2018

Article: Senator Rubio Calls Attention to Confucius Institutes

Rachelle Peterson

This morning, in a Senate hearing on worldwide threats to the United States, FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged that the FBI has been monitoring and investigating Confucius Institutes.

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January 24, 2018

Article: Pressure Mounts to Close Confucius Institutes on College Campuses

Rachelle Peterson

One year later and NAS's report on the Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes is still making waves.

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August 30, 2017

Article: Censorship: Another Cheap Chinese Import We Don’t Need

Rachelle Peterson

Efforts to censor Cambridge University Press show how far the Chinese government will go to stifle intellectual freedom. 

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July 12, 2017

Article: Outsourced to China

Rachelle Peterson

Rachelle Peterson warns of the dangers inherent in allowing a foreign government to exert influence on classrooms and university administrators.

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