{"id":28039,"date":"2026-10-26T19:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28039"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:56:05","slug":"china-opposes-smearing-and-stigmatization-of-confucius-institutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28039","title":{"rendered":"<strong>China Opposes \u2018Smearing and Stigmatization\u2019 of Confucius Institutes<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media News Desk<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that China opposes attempts to smear and stigmatize Confucius Institutes. He was responding to a question at a regular press conference in Beijing about US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s announcement that the institutes at American universities and campuses had been designated a threat to US national security. <\/p>\n<p>Guo said educational exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States help foster mutual understanding between their peoples and benefit both sides. 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