Who is smearing Confucius Institutes as "casting names"?

The United States, which must be called free, cannot tolerate a Confucius who chews on words. Confucius Institutes have once again suffered criticism for normal cultural exchanges with Western countries, which has become a thorn in the eyes of some people in the United States: After the American Federation of University Professors called on nearly 100 universities to cancel or renegotiate the agreements reached with Confucius Institutes, the University of Chicago and Pennsylvania State University announced the termination of cooperation with Confucius Institutes, and on December 4, the United States held a congressional hearing to prevent Confucius Institutes. Christopher Smith, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, accused the Confucius Institute of banning discussion of sensitive topics in academic classes at the hearing and asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a member of the U.S. Congress, to investigate.

Smith asked the question at the hearing: "In the end, will American universities change China, or will China change American universities?" In response to the US accusations, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying denied that the Confucius Institute interfered in academic freedom, saying that "the purpose of the Confucius Institute is to help people of all countries learn Chinese, understand Chinese culture, strengthen education and cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries, and develop friendly relations between China and other countries."

Institutions similar to Confucius Institutes are many in the West, such as the British Council and the French Union. That's why the world is colorful. If confucius institutes are cultural infiltration, are Hollywood blockbusters and Apple mobile phones in the United States, as well as KFC and McDonald's blooming everywhere in China, as well as foreign festivals such as Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, christmas, etc., also cultural infiltration?

According to the logic of the United States, American culture has the freedom to enter other countries at will, while the civilizations of other countries are not free to enter the United States. The fear of Confucius Institutes in the United States is actually a manifestation of the lack of cultural self-confidence and institutional self-confidence of Americans.

"The old and the old, the young and the young" is the traditional Chinese idea of fraternity advocated by Confucius, and is the foundation and core of the "benevolent" government. It demands that "others have the heart to give it to others" and that "do not do to others what they do not want"; this is incompatible with the law of the jungle, which many politicians in the West believe in.

One netizen said it best, "It is better to say that the United States is not confident than that the United States has a ghost in its heart." Those who make good use of dark weapons are most afraid of dying under the dark weapons", "Do not let Huawei enter the United States, because they have done tricks and feet on Cisco equipment, and naturally think that Huawei will do the same." The attitude towards Confucius Institutes is the same, because they are accustomed to hiding cattiness in their cultural output."

Although the United States flaunts academic freedom and freedom of speech, it has a clearer grip on ideology than China. China should also learn from the United States, investigate all kinds of "non-governmental organizations" in China, investigate universities that cooperate with various foundations in the United States, find out who the beneficiaries are, what these beneficiaries have done, and whether "the United States has changed China's universities". Hong Kong's illegal "Occupy Central" is a living example.

When it comes to the Confucius Institute hearing in the US Congress, it is impossible not to mention one person, that is, Xia Yeliang, who was dismissed by Peking University in 2013 for not being able to complete his teaching tasks. This "Big V of China" in the eyes of the West is currently working at the Center for Global Freedom and Prosperity at Cato College in the United States. At the hearing, he questioned U.S. lawmakers present: "If you can't even uphold your own ideals, then how do you export them to authoritarian countries?" ”

Xia Yeliang fell to this point, saying that the noble point was for the "ideals" of the Americans to escort the ship, and saying that the actual point was "surrendering to the name." After all, "his journey to the United States is as bland as the tens of thousands of Chinese who travel to the United States every year to work, study, and live," discrediting the confucius institutes for winning the favor of their masters and getting a little ration. (China Youth Network Special Commentator Wang Dehua)