Confucius

Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/, /kɒn-/; September 28, 551 – 479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be suppressed in favor of the Legalists during the Qin Dynasty. Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin, Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as Confucianism.

Confucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the Chinese classic texts including all of the Five Classics, but modern scholars are cautious of attributing specific assertions to Confucius himself. Aphorisms concerning his teachings were compiled in the Analects, but only many years after his death.

Confucius's principles had a basis in common Chinese tradition and belief. He championed strong family loyalty, ancestor worship, respect of elders by their children and of husbands by their wives. He also recommended family as a basis for ideal government. He espoused the well-known principle "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself", the Golden Rule.

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Statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius installed in Ukrainian capital

Xinhua 01 Sep 2018

A statue of ancient Chinese educator and philosopher Confucius is seen in front of the National Technical University of Ukraine in Kiev Aug ... 31 (Xinhua) -- The statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius was unveiled in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on Friday ... Confucius (551-479 B.C.) founded a school of thought, deeply influential on later generations, known as Confucianism....

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Confucius Institute victim of US policy shift

People Daily 30 Aug 2018

The University of North Florida has become the latest US university to sever ties with the Confucius Institute, claiming the relationship with the Chinese-funded institute does not conform to its "mission and goals". Besides, the 2019 US National Defense Authorization Act, passed by the full US Congress on Aug 1, bans the Pentagon from funding Chinese language programs at US universities that have Confucius Institutes on their campus....

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WKU plans to keep Confucius Institute open after new law limits federal funds

Kentucky New Era 25 Aug 2018

Department of Defense for Chinese language programs at universities that also host Confucius Institutes, which are Chinese government-funded nonprofits that promote Chinese language and culture ... There are no Confucius Institute-affiliated employees or teachers with authority over curriculum or program activities, therefore no changes are necessary to comply with the new law....

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Confucius Institutes a bedrock of China's growing cultural ties with Africa

China Daily 23 Aug 2018

As Beijing prepares to host the 7th Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on September 3-4 focusing on political and economic cooperation, recent data highlights how China has intensified its efforts to enhance the cultural dimension of its relations with African partners by establishing over 70 Confucius Institutes and classrooms across the continent in the last 14 years....

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Confucius Institute at University of Montana unlikely to be affected by new federal ban

Missoulian 20 Aug 2018

Federal legislation signed last week by President Donald Trump prevents Pentagon spending on Chinese language teaching by Confucius Institutes, an international network of culture and language programs with a hub at the University of Montana ... Inside Higher Ed reported last week at least three universities closed Confucius Institutes this year....

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Confucius Institutes a win-win proposition

China Daily 20 Aug 2018

In 2015, at the fourth annual conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Johannesburg, South Africa, the agreed Framework for Action underlined that, "The Chinese side… will support more African countries in their efforts to establish Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms." ... There have been very few, if any, criticisms of or controversies over the presence of Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms in Africa....

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Josh Rogin: Pentagon resources can't fund Confucius Institutes on U.S. campuses

Omaha World-Herald 20 Aug 2018

Concern about Chinese influence operations on American campuses hit a new high this year after officials at Arizona State University bragged about mixing the school's Pentagon-funded Chinese language programs and its Chinese Communist Party-funded Confucius Institute ... university from using Pentagon resources for any program involving Confucius Institutes, Chinese government-funded language schools embedded inside U.S....

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GOP lawmakers raise concerns over research grants to colleges with Confucius Institutes

The Hill 20 Aug 2018

universities that house Confucius Institutes run by the Chinese government ... schools, three of which have Confucius Institutes — Arizona State, Stanford, and the University of Washington. Confucius Institutes exist at over 100 U.S ... The CIA also released a report earlier this year, warning that China could be using Confucius Institutes to spy on American soil, the Free Beacon reported in March ... Confucius Institutes exist at over 100 U.S....

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US politicians linking Confucius Institutes with espionage is taking paranoia to the extreme

South China Morning Post 19 Aug 2018

I want to look at the paranoid nonsense being talked about the Confucius Institutes that have mushroomed across the world since 2005, with US politicians in particular implying they are hotbeds of espionage, generating some kind of existential threat to national security. But first, I want to slip back half a century in time, to 1967. This was the time of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones ... International Marxists were plotting... ....

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Carnoustie pupils blow trumpet as first British school brass band to perform in China

The Courier 19 Aug 2018

Angus youngsters are preparing to set off as musical pioneers on the trip-of-a-lifetime to China . ... ....

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China: Confucius Institute rethink shows lack of US 'self-confidence'

Canberra Times 18 Aug 2018

China's response came after the University of North Florida said it would close a campus branch of the Confucius Institute ... ....

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China says U.S. politicizing Confucius Institute shows 'lack of self-confidence'

The Star 17 Aug 2018

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday the politicizing of a Chinese-run cultural organisation by some people in the United States showed "a lack of self-confidence", after the University of North Florida said it would close a campus branch of the Confucius Institute ... ....

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China says U.S. politicising Confucius Institute shows "lack of self-confidence"

This is Money 17 Aug 2018

BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - China said on Friday the politicising of a Chinese-run cultural organisation by some people in the United States showed "a lack of self-confidence", after the University of North Florida said it would close a campus branch of the Confucius Institute ... "Some in the United States baselessly politicising Confucius Institutes, a normal China-U.S....

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