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While Confucius Institutes Are Being Kicked Out of the Global North, They Remain Popular in the Global South

by Cobus van Staden
Chinese Shaolin monks meeting with young Indonesian martial arts students at a Confucius Institute event in Indonesia in September. Image: Adek Berry / AFP

In September, the Federal University of Bahia opened its new Confucius Institute, the fourteenth in Brazil.

These language-learning centers, usually tie-ins with local universities, are being closed in droves across the Global North under suspicion of being centers for pro-China messaging.

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