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China-backed Confucius Institutes face closure under veto laws
Australian universities face having their controversial Confucius Institutes shut down within months, with the University of Sydney among the first to submit contracts for scrutiny under the Commonwealth’s foreign veto scheme.
At least one centre - RMIT University’s Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute - will close this year, with the university saying it would cease operations due to budget pressures caused by COVID-19.
The institutes, which are hosted by 13 Australian universities in partnership with Chinese universities, have come under scrutiny from the federal government amid concerns they function as a plank of the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda effort.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald #May10
https://t.co/BuMwUZ2QSS
#China #Australian #COVID19 #University
Australian universities face having their controversial Confucius Institutes shut down within months, with the University of Sydney among the first to submit contracts for scrutiny under the Commonwealth’s foreign veto scheme.
At least one centre - RMIT University’s Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute - will close this year, with the university saying it would cease operations due to budget pressures caused by COVID-19.
The institutes, which are hosted by 13 Australian universities in partnership with Chinese universities, have come under scrutiny from the federal government amid concerns they function as a plank of the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda effort.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald #May10
https://t.co/BuMwUZ2QSS
#China #Australian #COVID19 #University
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[Interview before leaving, Part 2]: Consul General of #Canada, responsibility to voice out and act when human rights are infringed
In recent months, the Canadian government showed a strong stance by criticising China on Xinjiang human rights issues Canada even sanctioned the involved Chinese officials.
When asked about the Sino-Canadian relationship, #JeffNANKIVELL, Consul General of Canada in Hong Kong, smiles, “it’s complicated.”
Regarding whether Canada will proactively join other countries to “besiege China”, he does not answer directly. However he stresses that Canada, as part of the international community, “when we see human rights infringed and violated, we have a responsibility to voice out and take actions to let the international community see the truth clearly.”
Read the full article:
https://telegra.ph/Interview-before-leaving-Part-2-Consul-General-of-Canada-responsibility-to-voice-out-and-act-when-human-rights-are-infringed-06-25
Source: Stand News #May10
#ConsulGeneralCanadaInHK
In recent months, the Canadian government showed a strong stance by criticising China on Xinjiang human rights issues Canada even sanctioned the involved Chinese officials.
When asked about the Sino-Canadian relationship, #JeffNANKIVELL, Consul General of Canada in Hong Kong, smiles, “it’s complicated.”
Regarding whether Canada will proactively join other countries to “besiege China”, he does not answer directly. However he stresses that Canada, as part of the international community, “when we see human rights infringed and violated, we have a responsibility to voice out and take actions to let the international community see the truth clearly.”
Read the full article:
https://telegra.ph/Interview-before-leaving-Part-2-Consul-General-of-Canada-responsibility-to-voice-out-and-act-when-human-rights-are-infringed-06-25
Source: Stand News #May10
#ConsulGeneralCanadaInHK