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Marco Rubio: “Confucius Institutes function as an arm of the Chinese state and are allowed to ignore academic freedom.”

On the recordMay 23, 2016
Confucius Institutes function as an arm of the Chinese state and are allowed to ignore academic freedom.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses concerns over Confucius Institutes and academic freedom.

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