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<p>Source: Caixin Live (12/11/18)<br />
<a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2018-12-11/university-of-michigan-to-close-confucius-institute-101357941.html">University of Michigan to Close Confucius Institute</a><br />
By Tanner Brown</p>
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<p>The University of Michigan <a href="https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-end-agreement-confucius-institute-next-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Monday it will not renew its agreement with the Confucius Institute when the partnership expires in 2019.</p>
<p>The university cast the reasoning as a desire to expand its own internal China-focused programs.</p>
<p>“This transition is driven by a desire to more broadly include the work of exploring and studying Chinese visual and performing arts within U-M’s regular academic and cultural units,” said James Holloway, vice provost for global engagement and interdisciplinary academic affairs, according to a university announcement.</p>
<p>Confucius Institutes, which are affiliated with China’s Ministry of Education, <a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2018-11-30/chart-of-the-day-the-growth-of-chinas-confucius-institutes-101354066.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have provoked concerns</a> about political influence on the universities where they are hosted. Several in the U.S. have closed amid such concerns.</p>
<p>By the end of last year, 525 Confucius Institutes and 1,113 Confucius Classrooms had been established in 138 countries and regions in the 14 years since the first one was opened in Seoul, South Korea.</p>
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