w88 casino News(Contributed by Business Chinese Base)Local timeOctoberOn the 22nd, President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the annual conference of Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms in the UK in London and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Chinese director of the Confucius Institute Headquarters,w88 casinoPrincipal Shi Jianjun was invited to attend the annual meeting and was received by President Xi Jinping as the representative of the head of the Chinese institution of the British Confucius Institute.

Xi Jinping, accompanied by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, watched the photo exhibition of the achievements of the Confucius Institutes in the UK and the student report performances, and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. He emphasized that language is the best key to understanding a country, and the Confucius Institute is an important platform for the world to understand China; as a window and bridge for language and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, the Confucius Institute and Confucius Classroom have played a positive role in helping people around the world learn Chinese and understand Chinese culture. They have also made important contributions to promoting cultural exchanges between China and other countries around the world and promoting the development of a diverse and colorful world civilization.

Xi Jinping pointed out that Confucius Institutes have developed rapidly in the UK in recent years,UKNowbuild有29所孔子学院和126所孔子课堂，数量居欧洲之首，全英孔子学院建设取得的硕果，也是中英人文交流蓬勃发展的缩影；“为之不厌，诲人不倦”，希I hope that the teachers and students of the Confucius Institute will continue to work hard and contribute to the cause of China-UK friendship; I hope that the Confucius Institute will continue to uphold the w88 casino motto of “mutual respect, friendly consultation, equality and mutual benefit” and make new and greater contributions to spreading culture, connecting minds, and promoting mutual learning among world civilizations.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, expressed his affirmation and support for the work of the Confucius Institute and Confucius Classrooms. He said that he would encourage more British children to learn Chinese and contribute to the development of the UK-China partnership. Later, Xi Jinping and Prince Andrew, Duke of York, jointly unveiled the 1,000th Confucius Classroom in the world, the Confucius Classroom at Otterell Middle w88 casino.

The theme of this UK Confucius Annual Conference is "Sustainable Development of Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms". The main topics include "Analysis and Judgment of Sustainable Development Forms of Confucius Institutes", "University Expectations of Confucius Institutes in the Next Five Years", "Measures to Improve the Quality and Level of Confucius Institutes", etc. Principals of universities where Confucius Institutes are located across the UK, Chinese and foreign directors of Confucius Institutes, principals and key teachers of primary and secondary schools where Confucius Classrooms are located, and principals in charge of Chinese partner schools attended the annual meeting.

In recent years, as China’s role in international politics, economy, culture and other fields has continued to increase, the international promotion of Chinese language is also developing at a rapid pace to adapt to the growing demand for Chinese language learning. The opening and development of Confucius Institutes has cultivated a large number of international students who are proficient in Chinese, understand China, and have strong cross-cultural communication skills, building bridges for cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and foreign countries. As of 2015, the w88 casino has established nine Confucius Institutes, namely: the Leeds Business Confucius Institute in the UK, the Confucius Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities, the Confucius Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio in the United States, the FAAP Business Confucius Institute in Brazil, the Athens Business Confucius Institute in Greece, the Confucius Institute at the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in Mexico, the Confucius Institute at Fukuyama University in Japan, the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in Africa, and the Confucius Institute at the University of Victoria in Australia that will be officially unveiled within the year. These nine Confucius Institutes are located in nine different countries on five continents. While cultivating a large number of outstanding Chinese language talents, they have also enhanced w88 casino’s international influenceandThe multi-field and in-depth cooperation and exchanges between w88 casino and overseas partner universities have provided useful support.