w88 casino News (provided by Business Chinese Base)On November 28, local time, the Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds in the UK held a celebration for the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds. Consul General of China in Manchester, UK Dr. Sun Dali, Education Counselor Wang Ying and his wife, Consul Pan Jun, Consul Lu Xiaomei, Vice-Chancellor of the University of LeedsTom WardProfessor, Dean of Business w88 casinoPeter MoizerProfessor, Chinese Director of Leeds Business Confucius Institute Yan Hongwei, current Foreign Executive DirectorGiles Blackburneand previous foreign directors attended the event. The invited guests also included partners of the Confucius Institute over the past five years and students of the Confucius Institute.
The guzheng performance prepared by Leeds Business Confucius Institute and the photo exhibition of the Confucius Institute’s fifth anniversary achievements kicked off this event. firstTom WardSpeech on behalf of the University of Leeds. He mentioned: “As a university with an international vision and inclusiveness, and a university with diverse students and staff, the University of Leeds is very honored to have a partner like the Confucius Institute, which has always given us strong support in internationalization and cross-cultural communication.” Sun Dali expressed warm congratulations to the great success of the Leeds Business Confucius Institute in the past five years, and expressed his gratitude to the Leeds Business Confucius Institute for its great contribution to Sino-British relations. subsequentlyTom WardExchanged gifts with Sun Dali. Sun Dali is Yan Hongwei and the former foreign deanHinrich VossIssued a letter of commendation to thank him for his outstanding contribution to the Leeds Business Confucius Institute. In addition,Giles Blackburnegave a speech for this event. Chinese calligraphy, tea art, traditional music, Chinese knots, etc. were also arranged at the event, and the guests enthusiastically experienced it and had fun。
In order to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Confucius Institute, develop the characteristics of the Business Confucius Institute, and uphold the traditions of the Confucius Institute over the years, on November 30, local time, the Leeds Business Confucius Institute invited the former chief correspondent of the Financial Times in Beijing and the author of the book "China Shocks the World: The Rise of a Hungry Nation"James Kynge，held a lecture entitled "China Shocks the World Again". More than a hundred people, including teachers, students and members of the public at the University of Leeds, listened to the lecture.James KyngeFirstStarting with China’s rapidly developing economy, the lecture covered the relationship between the Chinese economy and the Chinese government, China’s innovative economy, environmentally friendly economy, world-leading electronic technology, and the economic development of countries along the route driven by the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. When China's high-speed rail and Alipay were mentioned, guests who had never been to China were surprised. During the question-and-answer session of the lecture, Chinese and foreign guests spoke enthusiastically and expressed great concern about China's current hot issues such as environmental protection economy and sustainable development.
In the five years since its establishment, the Leeds Business Confucius Institute has always adhered to the founding philosophy of business characteristics. With the strong support of the w88 casino in China and the Business w88 casino of the University of Leeds in the UK, it has gradually developed into a bridge for friendly exchanges in business, w88, and people-to-people exchanges between China and the UK.
