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Controversial Statue: In 2015, the Confucius Institute donated a six-foot-tall, 500-pound statue of the Chinese philosopher Confucius to Miami Dade College. The bronze statute was unveiled at Kendall Campus on May 16 of that year.
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Senator Marco Rubio<\/span><\/a> sent a letter on Monday urging Miami Dade College to end its relationship with the Confucius Institute, a Chinese state-run program<\/span><\/a> that has faced resistance at other universities due to accusations of censorship and promoting the Communist country\u2019s policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Confucius Institute, founded in 2004 and implemented at MDC in 2010, is designed to incorporate Chinese language and culture into Western educational institutions. There are more than 500 institutes in operation with more than 100 of them in the United States. It currently has locations at the College\u2019s Wolfson and Kendall Campuses. <\/span><\/p>\n

In his letter, Rubio condemns China\u2019s \u201c<\/span>increasingly aggressive attempts to use \u2018Confucius Institutes\u2019 and other means to influence foreign academic institutions and critical analysis of China\u2019s past history and present policies.<\/span>\u201d It also states how he believes the program is designed to promote the Communist ideals of the Chinese government in United States educational institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>These institutes are overseen by a branch of the Chinese Ministry of Education, and are instructed to only teach versions of Chinese history, culture or current events that are explicitly approved by the Chinese government and Communist party,\u201d Rubio wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

Xuejun (Jim) Yu, the director of Confucius Institute at MDC, said he was unaware of Rubio\u2019s letter when approached by <\/span>The Reporter.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t heard anything about that,\u201d Yu said.<\/span><\/p>\n

When reached for comment, MDC\u2019s director of communications Juan Mendieta acknowledged the letter.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are in receipt of the letter and have no additional comment at this time,\u201d Mendieta said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Republican Senator was not available for an interview. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rubio, the chairman of the <\/span>Congressional-Executive Commission on China, <\/span>cited reports written by the National Association of Scholars and the American Association of University Professors, each of which outlined concerns over the influence of Chinese propaganda in American schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter also mentions that in 2014 the University of Chicago and Pennsylvania State University both decided to shutter their Confucius Institute programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Given China\u2019s aggressive campaign to \u2018infiltrate\u2019 American classrooms, stifle free inquiry, and subvert free expression both at home and abroad, I respectfully urge you to consider terminating your Confucius Institute agreement,\u201d Rubio wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter was sent to the University of South Florida, the University of North Florida, the University of West Florida and Cypress Bay High School along with their respective boards of trustees. According to the <\/span>Miami Herald<\/span><\/i>, MDC Board of Trustee member Bernie Navarro was the finance chairman of Rubio\u2019s 2016 presidential and senate campaigns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the controversy surrounding the program, the Confucius Institute at MDC has drawn praise over the years. It won the 2015 Confucius Institute of the Year award at the Global Confucius Institute Conference. The Institute also donated a 500-pound bronze statue to Kendall Campus in 2015 and has hosted events like the Confucius Institute Cup and Chinese Culture Night.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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