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| Title | New Confucius Institute at the University at Buffalo |
| Body | From http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/04/09/1014747/confucius-institute-debuts.html Confucius Institute debuts UB site to become part of worldwide, Chinese-sponsored network By Jay Rey April 10, 2010 A new institute at the University at Buffalo will offer Western New York a dose of Chinese language and culture. UB on Friday celebrated the grand opening of its Confucius Institute, part of a growing network of institutes sponsored worldwide by a Chinese organization. Universities worldwide applied for grants from the Chinese Language Council International — representing a dozen state ministries and commissions — which has provided funds to launch about 300 of these language and learning centers across the globe. Skeptics have dismissed them as an obvious political public relations campaign by China. Supporters see them as a chance to enhance worldwide relations with China, a country that has a rich, complex history and had long been closed off to the rest of the world. Read the full article at http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/04/09/1014747/confucius-institute-debuts.html |
| Source | Buffalo News |
| Inputdate | 2010-04-25 03:36:08 |
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| Publishdate | 2010-04-26 00:00:00 |
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