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Scope of CCP-backed Chinese exchange program inside American schools uncovered in sweeping report
Thursday, August 13, 2026
A report by Defending Education identified 83 universities and 26 kindergarten-through-12th-grade schools participating in an exchange program operated by the Hanban, a Chinese government agency that oversees Confucius Institutes and cultural exchange initiatives. The program facilitates student and teacher exchanges between the United States and China. The report did not specify enrollment numbers, funding amounts, or the duration of each school's participation.
