Philippines defends efforts to put China-linked education programmes under more scrutiny

Philippines urges closer scrutiny of foreign state-backed academic and cultural programs, saying transparency is needed to protect academic integrity and national security.
A think-tank investigation named China’s Jinan University as the main trainer of Chinese-language teachers in the Philippines and reported some scholars there claimed the northern province of Batanes belonged to China.
Manila flagged China’s National Security Law, censorship and human-rights issues (Tiananmen, Uyghurs) as reasons to worry about the independence of Chinese-linked academic exchanges, a sensitive point with Beijing.