Taiwanese Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao announced on Thursday that the island’s universities will no longer be allowed to collaborate with three Chinese institutions because they are affiliated with the United Front Work Department, the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda bureau. The post Taiwan Bans Academic Exchanges with Three Chinese Universities over Security appeared first on Breitbart.
Taiwan has prohibited academic exchanges with three Chinese universities—Jinan University, Huaqiao University, and Beijing Chinese Language and Culture College—due to their affiliation with the United Front Work Department, which is involved in political activities. Degrees from these institutions will no longer be recognized in Taiwan, though individual student communication remains permissible. This move aims to prevent political influence, akin to actions against Confucius Institutes in other countries. The decision has sparked political debate in Taiwan, with some critics viewing it as a political stunt.
