Are Confucius Institutes in the US Really Necessary? The teaching of Chinese language and culture in the U.S. will remain important, but are Chinese government funded institutes the best option? By February 20, 2021 Advertisement China’s Confucius Institutes, which teach Chinese language and culture in many countries, are again in the spotlight, following a February 8 article in the U.S. conservative website The National Pulse entitled “Biden Quietly Revokes Trump’s Ban On Chinese Communist Propaganda In Schools.” The misleading headline fueled outrage among conservative news outlets and right-wing pundits, many of whom believe China’s Confucius Institutes censure information and promote propaganda — and who often accuse Biden of being soft on China.