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Dick Lugar: “I remain concerned, as do many Americans, that while we have welcomed the building of 70 Confucius Centers in the United…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
I remain concerned, as do many Americans, that while we have welcomed the building of 70 Confucius Centers in the United States, China has authorized only five American Centers to be built on Chinese soil.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Lugar expresses concern over the imbalance in cultural exchange centers between the U.S. and China.

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