4 more Confucius Institutes open

The opening of Confucius Institutes in New York and Washington in the past week brings a key part of China's "soft power" initiative to the United States.

Chinese and US dignitaries opened the first Confucius Institute in the US capital on Wednesday, expressing hope for a flowering of cooperation in education.

George Washington University became the latest campus in the US to host an outpost of China's primary project for spreading Chinese language and culture abroad.