University of Memphis won’t drop Confucius Institute despite lawmaker’s concerns
University of Memphis students Zhinen Guo (left) and Zhuoqun Rao ride the merry-go-round during a Chinese New Year celebration conducted by the Confucius Institute at the Children's Museum of Memphis on Saturday, Feb. 2. The Confucius Institute at the University of Memphis, which was founded more than 12 years ago, conducts community cultural outreach programs in Memphis with dance, crafts and martial arts demonstrations at schools, libraries and international festivals. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Knoxville representative says universities should close Confucius Institute programs because it’s a “front for communist propaganda and intelligence gathering.” The University of Memphis is keeping its program, however.
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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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