Confucius Institute HQ regrets US university's decision to close branch

The Confucius Institute Headquarters said on Saturday it deeply regrets a decision by the University of Maryland in the United States to stop hosting its Confucius Institute.

"We are strongly against politicizing normal bilateral cooperation in education and hope all sides can view Confucius Institutes objectively," the Confucius Institute Headquarters said in a statement, adding it would take necessary measures to safeguard its rights and interests.

In 2004, the University of Maryland became the first university in the US to host a Confucius Institute.