WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The US Defense Department has designated China’s Confucius Institutes as a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.
The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward and Ismail Shakil)
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