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According to the "News Network", on December 9, Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and vice premier, attended the 2023 World Chinese Conference in Beijing and delivered a keynote speech.
Ding Xuexiang mentioned,Chinese is the language of China and the language of the world;Support and encourage more international organizations to include Chinese as an official language;Chinese is welcome in more international occasions.
Chinese serves the world
The 2023 World Chinese Conference will be held from December 7 to 9 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, with the theme of ".Chinese serves the world, openness leads the future
Hosted by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the conference aims to "promote the high-quality development of international Chinese education, promote language and cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries, and enhance understanding and friendship between Chinese and foreign peoples".
CCTV footage shows that Chen Xu, deputy minister of the Ministry of Education and director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Wang Zhijun, deputy secretary general, and Huai Jinpeng, minister of education, were at the meeting.
At this conference, Ding Xuexiang said that language is a tool for communication, a carrier of culture, and a bridge to promote exchanges and dialogues among human civilizations.
China willWe will continue to open up high-level education to the outside worldto support people, especially young people, to strengthen foreign language Xi and carry out international exchangesAs always, we strongly support international Chinese educationto provide strong support and guarantee for accelerating Chinese to the world and serving the world."
Before the meeting, Ding Xuexiang visitedInternational Exhibition on the Innovation and Development of Chinese Educationto understand the innovative development achievements of international Chinese education in terms of school running system, teaching staff, teaching resources, examination services, etc.
With the deepening of globalization, the demand for Chinese Xi continues to be strong.
According to public information, in December 2019 and December 2022, China held the "International Conference on Chinese Education".
On December 8, 2022, the International Conference on Chinese Education was held in Beijing, and Sun Chunlan, then Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, attended the meeting and delivered a keynote speech.
At that time, Sun Chunlan mentioned that "to create a new pattern of international Chinese education that is more open, inclusive, and more high-quality and accessible, and to better meet the needs of people in all countries for learning and XiChinese."
Chinese is no longer just considered the mother tongue of the Chinese
As one of the six working languages of the United Nations, Chinese is regarded as a valuable language by more and more people around the world.
According to statistics, more than 180 countries and regions around the world are carrying out Chinese teaching, 85 countries have incorporated Chinese into the national education system, and more than 80,000 schools and training institutions have opened Chinese courses, and more than 30 million people are studying XiChinese.
Zhong Yinghua, president of the World Association of Chinese Language Teaching, mentioned in an interview with **"The demand for overseas international Chinese education can be said to show a new explosive trend."
In recent years, many countries have incorporated Chinese courses into their national education systemsEspecially as the Belt and Road cooperation continues to advance, the demand for Chinese Xi in the co-construction countries has surged.
For example, Chung said that in Vietnam, the number of Chinese students enrolled has increased tenfold, and only one-third of the current XiChinese places are suitable for local needs.
This surge in demand is also a new topic for us, and we need to invest more and balance it with more forms of teaching. ”
Goh Heng Can, Chairman of the Malaysian Han Cultural Centre, also said that as Chinese has become an important world language, learning XiChinese has become a common practice in Malaysia, and more and more non-Chinese parents are sending their children to Chinese primary schools.
At present, about 23% of the students in Chinese primary schools in Malaysia are non-Chinese, and most of them are Malay students."
"I think it's a trend that the mindset of the non-Chinese community is changing in Malaysian society," he saidChinese is no longer just the mother tongue of the Chinese, but an international language
According to The Paper, during the World Chinese Conference, the participants of the education departments of many countries** and scholars mentioned itWith the deepening of exchanges and cooperation with China, economic exchanges, and the arrival of more and more Chinese tourists, the local society has an increasing demand for talents who are familiar with ChineseIn particular, high-level Chinese talents with strong comprehensive ability and certain vocational skills are very popular in the job market, and international Chinese education is increasingly valued by these countries.
Chinese is welcome in more international occasions.
At the World Chinese Conference on December 9, Ding Xuexiang pointed outChinese is the language of China and the language of the world;
Ding Xuexiang said: Promoting international Chinese education and world language exchanges and cooperation under the new situation requires the joint efforts of the people of China and other countries in the world.
It is necessary to build an open and inclusive international Chinese education patternWork with all parties to run Confucius Institutes and other Chinese programs, vigorously develop information, digitization, intelligent Chinese educationSupport countries in training local teachers, developing local teaching materials, and carrying out localized Chinese teaching
Give better play to the social service function of Chinese and continuously improve the social application value of ChineseSupport and encourage more international organizations to include Chinese as an official language;Chinese is welcome in more international occasions. and actively serve the economic and social development of all countries.
Deepen language exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries, and strengthen two-way exchanges between Chinese and other Chinese languages in the world through the combination of "please come in" and "go out".Support young people from all over the world to come to China to experience Chinese culture and showcase the cultures of other countriesto enhance friendship and heart-to-heart communication.
Promote mutual learning among civilizations, uphold openness and inclusiveness, strengthen integrity and innovation, and jointly promote the prosperity and development of the world's diverse civilizations.
Source: Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily Online, CCTV, The Paper**, etc
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