w88 casino News Network (provided by the International Business Chinese Base)2016Year1month4日, Zhang Qingyang, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to the Republic of Malawi, met with Professor Feng Jianguo, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi, and his delegation at the Chinese Embassy in Malawi. Lai Xing, Political Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Malawi, Wang Junchao, Director of the Political Section, Cui Jianfeng, Attaché of the Embassy; Zhu Shuzang, Chen Yanlong, Cao Guiping, teachers of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi, etc. attended the meeting.

Ambassador Zhang Qingyang first extended a warm welcome and cordial greetings to the Confucius Institute team on behalf of the Embassy Party Committee and the Embassy. Subsequently, Political Counselor Lai Xing provided guidance on the Confucius Institute’s plans for Chinese language promotion and cultural exchanges in Malawi, put forward requirements for the future work of the Confucius Institute team, and emphasized that the following three points should be done in the future construction of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi: strengthening the construction of Confucius Institute rules and regulations, actively carrying out teacher research, and the Confucius Institute and Chinese teachers should actively participate in public diplomacy activities.

Subsequently, on behalf of the team, President Feng Jianguo expressed his gratitude to the ambassador for the interview and the embassy staff for their concern and proper arrangements, and made a brief report on the activities during the two weeks in Malaysia and the recent work situation. Ambassador Zhang Qingyang, Counselor Lai Xing and other embassy staff provided corresponding answers and assistance to the questions and difficulties raised by the Confucius Institute, and expressed that they would provide all-round financial and material support to the Confucius Institute.

In his final concluding remarks, Ambassador Zhang Qingyang pointed out: The establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi marks a deeper development of relations between the two countries and plays a very positive role in promoting bilateral relations between China and Malawi; the Confucius Institute should actively promote bilateral people-to-people and cultural exchanges and promote mutual trust between the two countries. He hopes that the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi can start Chinese teaching as soon as possible, introduce Chinese culture to the people of Malawi, instill Chinese feelings, and expand the influence of Chinese language in Malawi;We must attach great importance to the construction of Confucius classrooms and teaching sites. Chinese language teaching must go out of colleges, out of classrooms, into institutions, and into society; we must adapt to local conditions and be targeted, increase investment in public diplomacy and cultural exchanges, increase people-to-people exchanges with chambers of commerce, medical teams, etc., and enhance cohesion among Chinese groups.