El Instituto Confucio (chino tradicional: 孔子學院, chino simplificado: 孔子学院, pinyin: kǒngzǐ xuéyuàn) es un instituto no lucrativo cuyo objetivo es promover la lengua y la cultura chinas, y dar apoyo a la enseñanza del chino en todo el mundo a través de los Institutos Confucio asociados. Su sede se encuentra en Pekín y está regido por la Oficina del Consejo Internacional de la Lengua China o Hanban. Los Institutos Confucio han generado controversias dado que a diferencia de otras organizaciones gubernamentales que promueven la lengua y la cultura, los Institutos Confucio operan dentro de universidades, institutos de secundaria y colegios de primaria que pertenecen a la jurisdicción de otros gobiernos, subvencionando la enseñanza y los materiales educativos. Esto ha generado preocupaciones sobre su influencia en la libertad de cátedra, la posibilidad de espionaje industial, y preocupaciones de que los institutos propaguen una imagen politizada y sesgada de China como un medio para promover el poder blando del Partido Comunista Chino por todo el mundo.

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Confucius Institute (Chinese: 孔子学院; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn) is a non-profit public educational organization affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, whose aim is to promote Chinese language and culture, support local Chinese teaching internationally, and facilitate cultural exchanges. The Confucius Institute program began in 2004 and is overseen by Hanban (officially the Office of Chinese Language Council International). The institutes operate in co-operation with local affiliate colleges and universities around the world, and financing is shared between Hanban and the host institutions. The related Confucius Classroom program partners with local secondary schools or school districts to provide teachers and instructional materials. The Confucius Institute is sometimes compared to language and culture promotion organizations such as Portugal's Instituto Camões, Britain's British Council, France's Alliance Française, Italy's Società Dante Alighieri, Spain's Instituto Cervantes and Germany's Goethe-Institut. Controversies about the Confucius Institute in the US, Australian, and Canadian press include criticism that unlike other government's language and culture promotion organizations, the Confucius Institutes operate within established universities, colleges, and secondary schools around the world, providing funding, teachers and educational materials. This has raised concerns over their influence on academic freedom, the possibility of industrial espionage, and concerns that the institutes present a selective and politicized view of China as a means of advancing the country's soft power internationally.

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