Kissinger Institute

Oyen: "Confucius institutes and scholar organizations have come under increased scrutiny as influence activities," notes important questions to be asked about Chinese money but "some of these questions can get easily overblown"

Oyen: suspicion "richocheting out from reports on Chinese influence there are ways where there can be new kinds of suspicion of Chinese in the United States, and this does not bolster a strong and necessary foundation in the Sino-American relationship"

Daly notes Xi Jinping characterizing ovrerseas Chinese as "once Chinese, always Chinese" which have stoked concerns on United Front work. "But the danger of it being overblown is clear"

Yun Sun believes student visas, tuition "creates pressure in China about concerns on coming to the United States as a student. "

Sun: "But overall if you compare the openness of the American academia environment and how the government treats foreign students and scholars with China, the difference is still pretty distinct""

Amb. Roy on US soft power pressures on Chinese governence: "[Secretaries] Albright and Clinton referred to the US desire for a more representative government in China. I don't think you can repress Americans expressing that view"

Amb. Roy: "We're highly limited in terms of what we can do in terms of direct influence in changing the nature of governance in other countries. But when we set a standard on governance that other countries see as better than their own," subsequent outcome can have larger impact

Amb. Roy: "China has allowed the penetration of Western ideas for decades" but Xi Jinping characterized ideological problem in 19th party Congress address, identifies "western ideas" as subverting Chinese political ideology