New York, New York, February 11, 2021 – President Biden has quietly withdrawn a Trump Administration policy proposal that would have required all colleges and K-12 schools to disclose any contracts, partnerships, or financial transactions from Confucius Institutes or Confucius Classrooms. The rule, “Establishing Requirement for Student and Exchange Visitor Program Certified Schools to Disclose Agreements with Confucius Institutes and Classrooms,” put forward by the Department of Homeland Security, would have made great strides for transparency in education and national security.
“Already President Biden has shown his willingness to tolerate Chinese government propaganda programs in American colleges and universities,” said National Association of Scholars (NAS) president Peter W. Wood. “By withdrawing basic transparency requirements, Biden is permitting American institutions to engage in secret, lucrative partnerships with the Chinese government. The American people deserve to know when foreign governments attempt to purchase influence over our colleges and universities.”
Biden is a friend of China, indirectly on its payroll.