Beginning in September 2019, in Urumqi, the capital of the Uyghur region of Xinjiang in western China, Christian Mestre, honorary dean of the University of Strasbourg faculty of law, participated in an "International seminar on the fight against terrorism, de-radicalization and the protection of human rights".
That was the beginning of an impressive investigation by the French weekly Le Point on how China has bought the favor of many Western academics.
In France, during the past 15 years, 18 Confucius Institutes have been opened, ostensibly to teach Chinese and promote Chinese culture.
In September 2014, Mestre's faculty of law at Strasbourg University hosted a series of events on Tibet, with lectures, exhibitions, dances and concerts organized "At the request of the Consulate General of China in Strasbourg", according to the terms of an email sent by the dean.
China is evidently seeking to expand its influence in the British education system, as they are in the United States.
The Times revealed that the University of Cambridge received a "Generous gift" from Tencent Holdings, one of the largest technology companies in China involved in state censorship.
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