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The US Department of Defense has designated Confucius Institutes as a threat to national security. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that 80 new propaganda cells were identified across 30 universities and have been dismantled.
![US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a roundtable event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC [File: Alex Brandon/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ap_6adc26d70ecfc-1792812759.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)