The UK’s prime minister is looking to close Confucius Institutes in the country having vowed to do so during the Conservative party leadership campaign earlier this year.
During the leadership contest with former PM Liz Truss in July, Rishi Sunak pledged to “kick the CCP out of our universities”, accusing Truss of being “too soft” on China.
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and minister for Security Tom Tugendhat said in parliament this week that the current prime minister “will be looking to close” the centres across UK campuses.
“Confucius Institutes pose a threat to civil liberties in many universities in the UK,” he said during a debate in the House of Commons. There are currently some 30 Confucius Institutes in the UK.
