our first prize middle school winner is carson collins, an eighth grader who is homeschooled in austin, texas, where c-span is available through spectrum. the winning entry is titled, "confucius institutes: education or espionage?" >> then there are confucius institutes and colleges and universities. more disturbing, confucius classrooms at the k-12 levels. >> we eliminate confucius institutes altogether at american universities. these are ostensibly nonpolitical cultural and language units. ♪ >> the chinese communist party is a threat to the united states. it censors journalists, imprisons minorities and disappears dissidents. chinese communist already does -- communist party does not share american values. >> for a time, beijing inched toward greater liberty and respect for human rights. but in recent years, china has taken a sharp u-turn towards control and oppression of its own people. the chinese communist party is rewarding or coercing american businesses, movie studios, universities, think tanks, scholars, journalists, and local , state and federal officials. >> knowing the chin