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Then, British Director Giles Blackburne reported on the work of the Confucius Institute in 2021 from the aspects of the Confucius Institute, the number of students in classrooms and affiliated teaching sites, Chinese teaching, business lectures, cultural activities, teacher training, and the contribution made by the Leeds Business Confucius Institute to the University of Leeds. Professor Zhang Xiaofeng, the Chinese director, introduced the 2022 work plan of the Confucius Institute in terms of cultural activities, system construction, and cooperation between China and foreign countries.

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