The Newshound

University of Nevada, Las Vegas has hired the former head of a China-funded Confucius Institute to run its Chinese culture centre

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and JD Vance. Advisers have accused defence secretary Hegseth of painting the Iran war in "rosy terms" while a dossier of evidence against him is reportedly being compiled inside the Pentagon.
Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and JD Vance. Advisers have accused defence secretary Hegseth of painting the Iran war in "rosy terms" while a dossier of evidence against him is reportedly being compiled inside the Pentagon.
Huajing Maske, inaugural director of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at UNLV, who received multiple honours at Confucius Institute conferences where senior CCP officials were present.
Huajing Maske, inaugural director of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at UNLV, who received multiple honours at Confucius Institute conferences where senior CCP officials were present.

Huajing Maske, former executive director of the University of Kentucky's Confucius Institute, has been appointed inaugural director of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at UNLV, funded by a $15 million gift from the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. Her past awards were presented by a Chinese vice premier at CCP-attended conferences, raising fresh questions about Beijing's reach into US campuses.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned last week that '80 new propaganda cells' had emerged across 30 US universities under different names to 'infiltrate the minds of American students.'

UNLV says the Sands Institute has not received Chinese funding and that no approach has been made by the Department of War.

Maske's appointment came last autumn — the same period Hegseth was publicly sounding the alarm about resurgent Chinese influence operations in higher education.

MoreDaily MailFormer head of CCP-funded college program squashed by Trump now leading Chinese center in Las Vegaskentucky.comEducation Notes: Maske, director of UK Confucius Institute, ranked in Top 15 worldwideDaily Mail NewsFormer director of controversial Chinese institute with links to CCP lands top job at major US university...as Defense Secretary Hegseth warns of new 'propaganda cells' to 'infiltrate minds of American students'
Read today's full feed at The Newshound →