Doubts Raised About Partnerships With Chinese

RALEIGH — Critics accuse the Confucius Institute — which has had a presence at N.C. State University since 2007 — of being a propaganda arm of the Chinese government. In addition to fostering a better image of China, Confucius Institutes have pressured universities into keeping mum about Tibetan and Taiwanese freedom, as well as human rights abuses like Tiananmen Square, according to reports from numerous mainstream news outlets.