CHENGDU, Dec. 4 -- The Chinese government encourages cross-cultural exchanges, and supports both Chinese sides and their foreign partners in making Confucius Institute a success, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said on Tuesday.
Sun, who is also chair of the Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, made the remarks at the opening of the 13th Confucius Institute Conference in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Sun spoke highly of the contribution made by the Confucius Institute in catering to people's need of learning Chinese and serving the economic and trade cooperation between China and other countries.
"Through joint efforts of both Chinese sides and their foreign partners, the education quality of the Confucius Institute has steadily increased, with increasingly active cultural exchanges and continuously enhanced service capability," she said.
To build a community with a shared future for humanity and push forward prosperity of all nations, languages need to play a unique role in enhancing understanding, building consensus, promoting cooperation and deepening friendship, Sun said.
She called on the Confucius Institute to innovate teaching methods, nurture more talent familiar with other countries, and build platforms for country-to-country friendly exchanges.
About 1,500 representatives from 154 countries and regions attended the conference.
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
Art and football 海底发现文物,莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
Chelsea doctor and surfing in Australia 切尔西队医与球队和解,澳大利亚冲浪
Ten a penny 多得遍地都是
Chinwag 闲谈-英语点津
Crash course 速成课
Alligator takes boy and Tate Modern extension 鳄鱼拖走小男孩,泰特现代美术馆扩建完工
Glass-bottomed bridge, cancer risk for HRT and 120-year-old man 世界最长玻璃桥开放,荷尔蒙替代疗法增患癌风险,印度教120岁僧人
India's sewer workers and British school standards 印度下水道工人施工安全,英国在校生学习成绩下降
Big Ben and gorilla surprise 维修大本钟,大猩猩生子
Zika threat and back from space 寨卡病毒威胁美国,国际空间站宇航员返回地球
Afghanistan, cancer and athletics boss 英美支持阿富汗政府军,癌症发病原因, 国际田联官员停职
Delhi's pollution and South Africa's solar power 新德里环境污染,南非发展太阳能
Zuma in court and stressed horses 南非总统受审和马的精神压力
Indian state introduces 'fat tax' 印度一省拟征收“脂肪税”
Cyclists make Olympic history, 400-year-old shark 英国自行车运动员创英奥运历史,400岁格陵兰鲨鱼
Appreciate 和 recognise 之间的区别
Zika virus and the A4 waist challenge 寨卡病毒,“A4腰挑战”
A bitter pill to swallow 不得不吞的苦药
Cyborg beetle and the teenage brain 半机械甲虫,青少年脑部发育
Ebola outbreak and brain injuries 埃博拉疫情,脑部创伤
Angelina Jolie to divorce, Karaoke star at 80 安吉丽娜·朱莉提出离婚申请,八十岁老人出唱片
Mars bars and baby gorilla 火星巧克力棒和大猩猩产幼子
All things to all people 八面玲珑
Zika virus, Rare whale filmed in Australia 寨卡病毒传播风险,澳大利亚拍到罕见鲸鱼影像
Dangerous heartbeat, Spike Lee and the Oscars 危险的心跳,斯派克·李抵制奥斯卡
IOC on Russian doping and hot June 奥委会就涉俄兴奋剂事件报告进展,六月高温破纪录
World's longest tunnel and a strange kind of race 世界最长铁路隧道,扛羊毛袋比赛
Battery risk, Farmer anti-theft solution 纽扣电池的潜在危险,牧场主防盗有术
Connection and link 两个表示“关系”的单词