Confucius Institute Archives

Chinese Nationals in Nashua Sentenced For Scheme Reminiscent of 2018 “Theft” at UNH

April 24, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Three Chinese nationals, two of them here illegally, two of whom were living in Nashua, have been sentenced for operating a gift card fraud scheme. “These individuals were part of a Chinese transnational criminal organization that used a complex scheme to steal and launder millions of dollars through gift card theft,” Michael J. Krol, special … Read more

How $1M From China-linked Groups Oiled New York Politics

September 20, 2024October 1, 2023 Claire Best

The Confucius Institute funded UNH. There is a contract through 2024 or at least a payment that has been made through 2024. Has anyone seen the contract? Why did UNH get chosen to introduce the unregulated “Dear Colleague” Title IX letter in 2011?

Keene High School Took a 10K Grant From CCP Connected Asia Society

July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Chinese influence operations in American Education have focused primarily on Colleges and Universities. For example, after years of warnings, UNH ended its Confucius Institute in 2021 (UNH is still getting CCP grant money through 2024). But China has also invested millions in public schools.

Since COVID, Dartmouth College Has Accepted 2.8 Million Dollars From China … For What?

July 17, 2023 Steve MacDonald

There was much ado when UNH was finally forced to shut down its Confucius Institute. A partnership with the government of China that the Feds had long warned was likely a cover for intelligence gathering and the theft of intellectual property by the CCP.

Is there a Chinese Spy State Inside our Schools?

February 14, 2023 Op-Ed

The Hill has an Op-Ed advising all universities and colleges in the US to close Confucius Institutes. In light of the current concern over China’s activities in the US, the University of New Hampshire’s partnership with the Confucius Institute is worthy of another review.

Heads up UNH – Congress is Investigating Chinese Infiltration of US Campuses

May 4, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Back in 2018, we posed a simple question. Was the University of New Hampshire taking strings attached funding from China? It has had a Confucius Institute for ten years, and in March of 2018, the CIA flagged them as foreign influence organizations.

Good Time to Remind Everyone that UNH Runs a Propaganda arm of the Chinese Government?

October 13, 2019 Steve MacDonald

With the protests in Hong Kong claiming scalps across the globe, this seems like a good time to remind you. The University of New Hampshire is still running what the CIA calls a Chinese foreign influence operation.