{"id":2652081,"date":"2026-08-31T07:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/communist-china-is-sending-envoys-to-american-campuses-to-indoctrinate-american-students\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T07:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:27:36","slug":"communist-china-is-sending-envoys-to-american-campuses-to-indoctrinate-american-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/communist-china-is-sending-envoys-to-american-campuses-to-indoctrinate-american-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Communist China Is Sending Envoys to American Campuses to Indoctrinate American Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcommunist-china-is-sending-envoys-to-american-campuses-to-indoctrinate-american-students%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2652081&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>this article highlights concerns about China&#8217;s influence operations within the United States through educational and cultural programs. It discusses how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is actively promoting initiatives like Confucius institutes, student exchange programs, and &#8220;Young Envoys Scholarships&#8221; to sway American perceptions and understanding of China. Thes efforts aim to foster pro-China sentiments and possibly shape international relations according to Beijing&#8217;s interests, frequently enough downplaying Western values and emphasizing Chinese civilization&#8217;s &#8220;common values.&#8221; The piece notes that manny U.S. institutions, including universities and K-12 schools, are involved in these programs, sometimes without full transparency or awareness of their ties to Chinese government initiatives. it urges the U.S. government and educational leaders to scrutinize and potentially limit activities that serve China&#8217;s geopolitical agenda, emphasizing the need for accountability and awareness about the nature and scope of cooperation with Chinese-funded programs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, news broke that a Chinese Communist Party intelligence official now owns a building overlooking the White House. Also this month, the House Select Committee on China released another investigative <a href=\"https:\/\/chinaselectcommittee.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-investigation-exposing-ccp-influence-at-harvard-university\">report<\/a> on the CCP\u2019s infiltration of American higher education. Somehow, also this month, Defending Education released a <a href=\"https:\/\/defendinged.org\/investigations\/little-red-classrooms-young-envoys-scholarship-program\/\">report<\/a> on a CCP-funded program that brings American students on Chinese propaganda exchange trips. It\u2019s clear that the CCP is pursuing every avenue to weaken and destabilize our country, especially our schools and universities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Americans are familiar with the Confucius Institutes established by the CCP on US campuses, and how they were used to <a href=\"https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/confucius-institute-u-s-center-designation-as-a-foreign-mission\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/2017-2021.state.gov\/confucius-institute-u-s-center-designation-as-a-foreign-mission\/___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzpmMjM0OjIxOTdmNzVjMTdhMTFkOGNjZjcyMDdiMzQ1MzhjNDE5OThmNzAyMGU1Mjg5MGIyNDM1YzQ0YjgxODA1ODBkMjI6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031422000&#038;usg=AOvVaw10sjn7DjwMemU4UDHUDka3\">spread propaganda and even serve as surveillance outposts<\/a>. The good news is that many have been disbanded. The bad news is that Chairman Xi still has designs on influencing Americans through education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/english.www.gov.cn\/news\/202406\/06\/content_WS66613df9c6d0868f4e8e7dd4.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/english.www.gov.cn\/news\/202406\/06\/content_WS66613df9c6d0868f4e8e7dd4.html___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzpjOWU4OjRiMDFmZmI0ZWYyOTVkNTgzYmZmODY1Njc1NmQzNTBlZjQ5MjMzOGFlYmQ2MzQ0ZjEzMzFlMDIzZTEzN2QwYjA6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031422000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0x11q4R8gsjNizqYw0i4KK\">a June 2024 letter<\/a> to the President of Kean University, for example, Chairman Xi called on universities in the United States and China to \u201ccultivate young envoys who know both countries well,\u201d later echoed in a separate Xinhua <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20240606\/f891986e8afe4418a3f70fb110faa600\/c.html\">dispatch<\/a> the same day. \u201cYoung envoys\u201d is a Chinese term for diplomatic emissary. This language points to a deliberate effort to reshape how Americans understand China and its role in the world. Beijing calls this effort to remake international relations the \u201cCommunity of Common Destiny.\u201d It was <a href=\"https:\/\/tnsr.org\/2018\/11\/xis-vision-for-transforming-global-governance-a-strategic-challenge-for-washington-and-its-allies\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/tnsr.org\/2018\/11\/xis-vision-for-transforming-global-governance-a-strategic-challenge-for-washington-and-its-allies\/___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzozNjBhOmNhOTc5MDczM2QzYWQ1NmY2NzAyOGZkOGNjYTI4YjlmMjc1YWNkYjIyMzgxNWE3MWIzZjg3MDAwZjU4YTA1MWU6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw05FpZb0PBMsRN99gGeOvWU\">described<\/a> in 2018 by China\u2019s own top diplomat as \u201cthe overall goal of China\u2019s foreign affairs work in the new era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But there is no reason to think that mutual understanding would characterize this \u201cnew era\u201d envisioned by the CCP. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/xw\/zyxw\/202405\/t20240530_11332291.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/xw\/zyxw\/202405\/t20240530_11332291.html___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzphNGE4OjgzNjFjZmY2YmZiYzQwNWY2YzhlZWJlNzZhNGU0ZDMzZDQzYzhkMjVlN2Q2MTljMjY3MDAyNTQxNTc4YjJiNDE6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3ZQDNVqIDoS-3GaBfHzjQw\">2023 white paper<\/a>, for example, makes it clear that these exchanges are not to spread Western values, which it dismisses as \u201cso-called universal values,\u201d but \u201cthe common values of humanity embedded in Chinese civilization.\u201d A 2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinafile.com\/document-9-chinafile-translation\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.chinafile.com\/document-9-chinafile-translation___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzpkOGMxOjMyMWNmZTNkOGRmNzI3ZjE0NTQxZWVhODk0MWFlZGQ3MzdjODYwNDc2OTUxNTgxMDYyMjc3MWUxMjE1ZTcxOWE6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0vCyBl4dxhbfqL5OVwqKFq\">internal CCP directive<\/a> likewise instructs party officials to suppress constitutional democracy, universal values, and civil society inside China. The same party that formally instructs its officials to suppress \u201cso-called universal values\u201d at home is funding programs to spread Chinese ones abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xi is backing up these words with concrete action. In a November 2023 speech, he <a href=\"https:\/\/english.www.gov.cn\/news\/202311\/16\/content_WS65561a47c6d0868f4e8e14f0.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/english.www.gov.cn\/news\/202311\/16\/content_WS65561a47c6d0868f4e8e14f0.html___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzpjMTk3OmQyMjhhMTZmMGM0NTRjOWNjY2MyMWQ0YzMyMDdkZTI4MDRmODQzMzU5OTU4OWZmYjQ2ZTRlYzFlNzhiNTFjN2E6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3_Y7UswxMl55uP9p9uXQDz\">pledged<\/a> to bring 50,000 Americans to China. Beijing launched the conspicuously named \u201cYoung Envoys Scholarship\u201d to make good on that promise. In the program, the Chinese government covers expenses for American students to travel to and stay at Chinese universities. The flagship fellowship sends American students on guided visits to government entities and universities, with Chinese peers. In the first year alone, 14,000 Americans traveled to China under Xi\u2019s exchange initiative, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.china-embassy.gov.cn\/eng\/dshd\/202412\/t20241207_11540530.htm\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/us.china-embassy.gov.cn\/eng\/dshd\/202412\/t20241207_11540530.htm___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzowYjU3OmM5ZWViYjM5ZjUwZTNlNDhkMGJiNWNkMzBiMTk3YzkyY2I0YzhjYzZhNGNmOWU3NWU3YmYxYWIwNDA0ZGFhYTc6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3DM1WM_9brr1rxf1Ok-ZRF\">according to<\/a> China\u2019s own ambassador.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trips are working. One 2024 trip from Muscatine High School in Iowa ended with students <a href=\"https:\/\/english.www.gov.cn\/news\/202402\/24\/content_WS65d9b2d5c6d0868f4e8e4524.html\">gifting<\/a> Xi a flag reading \u201cGrandpa Xi, Here We Are.\u201d The trip was fully funded by the Chinese government. Another 2024 trip led to a Carleton College student praising Beijing Normal University (BNU). The New York Times has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/01\/world\/asia\/china-student-informers.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/01\/world\/asia\/china-student-informers.html___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6Nzo0ZWQxOmZiNGIyYWMyODkwMjE4NmI3N2I4ZDk5ODFiNzgwYzZhNGZlZThiYmUzMDRmZDFkODkzYWZhYTM1NjY2NTgwNTc6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3QAkeVKuykPYuEP6Fs1Hwh\">reported<\/a> that BNU has a \u201cmalicious tip-off culture\u201d where students report on professors who stray from CCP narratives. One professor was fired for criticizing Mao and praising Western civilization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American institutions are not bystanders \u2014 too often they actively promote the Young Envoys Scholarship. Our report at Defending Education found 83 universities and 26 K-12 schools already operating YES programs. A vice president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, representing more than 400 colleges and universities, highlighted the importance of\u00a0\u00a0promoting the program at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.ceaie.edu.cn\/article\/detail?columnid=15&#038;id=422\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/en.ceaie.edu.cn\/article\/detail?columnid%3D15%26id%3D422___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzphZTBlOjY4YTI4ZDAwNzBmODhjNGEwOWExN2EzN2E0MmZlOWE5MzI5YzlkMzMyNDg0NDM3YjMzNzBjOTdjOWIyZmYyYzk6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1IKn9Rj9_g7EdnKO0U8Umi\">a 2024 event in China<\/a>. That same year, the Institute of International Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/events\/growing-the-american-student-in-china\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.iie.org\/events\/growing-the-american-student-in-china\/___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzpmMjhjOmI4NGZiMzkzOTNkNGQyZDI4NDhhYzI3YzNjNzk0ZWIwNmZmNmZkNTBmNDViNzFhOTMyOWQ0YzliOWZjMTkyMmM6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2zzMHEqCf6wB45_CZ3AX6n\">co-hosted a webinar<\/a> promoting the program. IIE administers Fulbright on behalf of the State Department. The organization tasked with projecting American soft power abroad was helping China project its own. Officials from the Biden administration even attended the <a href=\"https:\/\/us.china-embassy.gov.cn\/eng\/dshd\/202402\/t20240201_11237798.htm\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/us.china-embassy.gov.cn\/eng\/dshd\/202402\/t20240201_11237798.htm___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6Nzo5OGZjOjYyMGRhMTg2ZTU1MDVkZGU1NzNmZDZmYWM3ZTFmYjZmZTlhNWFlMmVjNzcyM2I5ZDg4ZjY0ZjM5OTQyMDJiMzI6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1ZHt0y8S4AKUDMMXWEO4mo\">program\u2019s launch event<\/a> in Washington in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our own institutions have not asked whose agenda they are serving. They have promoted a program advancing Beijing\u2019s vision of the world order in place of our own.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current administration must apply the same scrutiny to American students traveling to China with funding from the Chinese government as it does to Chinese students studying in America. Congress, too, should investigate the Young Envoys Scholarship \u2014 its funding, its institutional partnerships, and whether the universities and school districts promoting it have disclosed this under <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal foreign gift reporting requirements<\/a>. State legislatures can similarly investigate their universities\u2019 and school districts\u2019 support of this program and cut taxpayer support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University and school district administrators face a simpler question. Do their institutions agree with what Xi\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202106\/02\/WS60b78ceea31024ad0bac332d.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202106\/02\/WS60b78ceea31024ad0bac332d.html___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzoxZDUxOjM0NThkZDQxN2E5N2VjYTY5YzRkZWU4NTY1NzFjMjUzMWMxM2JhY2YwZTM2Zjc0N2QyYWIzMWZlOWMwNWQwNWM6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw10s-dHolmocZNLYFpKbDYP\">Politburo declared<\/a> the program\u2019s purpose to be: teaching foreigners why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CCP aims to turn American students into what Xi himself called diplomatic envoys, advocates for China\u2019s vision of the world order. Xi has spelled out Beijing\u2019s designs on American campuses. Our institutions have chosen not to listen.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Reagan Dugan is the Director of Higher Education Initiatives at <\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/defendinged.org\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/defendinged.org\/___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MWIyNTRmYWVkYWFlZDU3NzI1MTBlYmFhMjYxNzIyMjI6NzphNzU5OjM5NjBiNzU0OWZjYzc2ZGE1NmRmMjg4ZGZmNmIyZDk3N2UzMDc2M2Y0NTQwMzEwNGYwY2FkYjFjYzA2ODMwZDk6cDpUOkY&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1788017031423000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1ADWCzoe4k5mW0XEZWtEn0\"><em>Defending Education<\/em><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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