Taiwanese can fill gap left by closing Confucius Institutes: AIT
01/16/2021 05:45 PM
AIT Director Brent Christensen. CNA photo Jan. 16, 2021
Taipei, Jan. 16 (CNA) As many American universities shutter their Confucius Institutes amid scrutiny over their ties to the Chinese government, now is the time for the United States and Taiwan to deepen their cooperation in education, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Brent Christensen said Saturday.
In a speech delivered under a new bilateral education initiative, Christensen said the U.S. and Taiwan have always maintained close academic ties, but the closure of the Chinese-language programs run by the institutes offers a unique opportunity to boost that relationship.