The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced it would end all collaboration with Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE. “This decision ensures ongoing operations of some programs within IU impacted by federal changes surrounding Chinese language programs,” university spokesman Chuck Carney told me. The State Department doesn’t even track how many visas have gone to Confucius Institute teachers. Meanwhile, investigators found that the Chinese government is blocking the corresponding but much smaller State Department program to open “American Cultural Centers” at Chinese universities. All countries attempt to spread soft power and many countries conduct espionage inside the United States.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2019 22:29 UTC