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Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close

US-China relations

The Trump administration has taken aim at Chinese cultural programs called Confucius Institutes housed within US universities. Administrators are caught in the middle, and some say academic freedom is at risk. 

Temple and cemetery of Confucius.

Name the city in China where Confucius lived?

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