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China had set up 30 Confucius Institutes at Universities in UK for teaching Chinese language & culture. However CCP has used the Institutes to clamp down on criticism of China. During the summer campaign for election of Leader of the Conservative party, out of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, Rishi had said that China was a threat to the security and prosperity of the world. So, he had said that he would close down these Institutes, if he won the election.
On 5th September, 2022, Liz Truss won the contest by 81,326 votes to 60,399 votes by Rishi. She took over as the Prime Minister of UK on 6th Sept 2022. She had ordered the Confucius Institutes to be closed.
On 20th October 2022: Liz Truss resigned as the Leader of the Conservative party, since the policies of financial management, which she had proposed during the election campaign, did not work out. The process of closing down these institutes will now be completed during Rishi Sunak’s Prime Ministership.