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>ron desantis sign order no chinks to access schools, governments, companies including confucius institutes in colleges and uni's
I signed legislation ensuring foreign adversaries, like the Chinese Communist Party, cannot access Florida’s schools, government, and companies – including banning Confucius Institutes in our colleges and universities.
Jul 26, 2022
https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1551960535553282049
Fla. Governor Ron DeSantis says he wants to stop 'huge problem' of Chinese investors purchasing US real estate
DeSantis also added that under his tenure he has “signed legislation to crack down on undue influence from rogue states including the [Chinese Communist Party].”
One such example is the banning of Confucius institutes in his home state.
July 26, 2022, 3:13 AM
https://news.yahoo.com/fla-governor-ron-desantis-says-011330809.html
3:13 AM
Signed legislation, again?
Highlighting last year’s Bills?
Governor DeSantis signs legislation banning Confucius Institutes on college campuses
DeSantis signed both House Bill 7017 and House Bill 1523 to “protect Florida’s higher education institutions and government from foreign influence and combat corporate espionage
June 10, 2021
https://www.thecollegefix.com/governor-desantis-signs-legislation-banning-confucius-institutes-on-college-campuses/
CS/HB 7017: Foreign Influence
Foreign Influence; Requiring any state agency or political subdivision to disclose [certain] gifts or grants…
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7017
*Lawfags: use of, “certain” in above legislation rather than, “all” (repeatedly) seems to offer many loopholes. Thoughts?
HB 1523: Corporate Espionage
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1523
CCP [Confucius] REBRANDING
Chinese propaganda program in US schools quietly changes headquarters name to avoid scrutiny
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-funded program quietly announced in July that it was changing the name of its Confucius Institutes Headquarters, the Hanban, to the Center for Language Education and Cooperation.
The headquarters also developed a non-governmental organization (NGO) called the Chinese International Education Foundation, which now controls local Confucious Institutes
More than 100 Confucius Institutes serving K-12 schools, for example, have rebranded as the Asia Society Chinese Language Partner Network.
She named the University of Michigan as an example of a school that received funding from the Hanban even after closing its Confucius Institute.
Peterson says China's rebranding effort could impact this legislation because any legislation that has to define what a Confucious Institute is must explain that the partnerships are funded by the Hanban, which now goes by a different name, making the definition of the Institutes "outdated," she said.
March 18, 2021
https://www.foxnews.com/us/confucius-institutes-headquarter-name-change
Trump/DeSantis competitors?
DeSantis, Trump gave speeches at the same time in Florida last weekend
July 27, 2022
https://news.yahoo.com/desantis-trump-gave-speeches-same-221500467.html
Florida Gov. DeSantis receives $[3.3] million in tax dollars for his re-election campaign
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign picked up $3.35 million in matching funds
As of July 15, DeSantis’ campaign account had brought in $13.44 million.
His political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, had raised more than $[13]0 million since the start of 2019.
Jul 26, 2022
https://www.cltampa.com/news/florida-gov-desantis-receives-33-million-in-tax-dollars-for-his-re-election-campaign-13865869
Numbers—
Symbolic?
Confucius Institutes (CIs) are organizations primarily located on U.S. college and university campuses
The PRC government partially funds these programs, under guidance from the CCP’s United Front Work Department.
August 13, 2020
https://2017-2021.state.gov/confucius-institute-u-s-center-designation-as-a-foreign-mission/index.html
https://china.usc.edu/confucius-institutes-united-states