Taiwan’s representative office in the US yesterday announced the launch of a Web site to facilitate efforts to replace Confucius Institutes as the go-to establishment for learning Mandarin.
The Learn & Study in Taiwan Web site can be accessed at www.us2taiwan.org, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US (TECRO) said.
The Overseas Compatriot Affairs Council since 2020 has established more than 35 Taiwan Centers for Mandarin Learning across the US.
Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) signed the Memorandum of Understanding on International Education Cooperation with American Institute in Taiwan Managing Director Ingrid Larson in December 2020.
“Taiwan respects academic
By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNATaiwan’s representative office in the US yesterday announced the launch of a Web site to facilitate efforts to replace Confucius Institutes as the go-to establishment for learning Mandarin.
Minister Without Portfolio Audrey Tang (唐鳳) and Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) are to attend the US-led Summit for Democracy on Dec. 9 and 10, the government said yesterday, after US President Joe Biden announced the list of guests for the virtual event.
The US Department of State on Tuesday announced a list of 110 invited participants, including Taiwan, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan and the UK.
China and Russia were not invited, and Beijing expressed anger at the decision to invite Taiwan.
The summit is to revolve around three key themes: Defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting
BIDEN NOD: A China watcher said that the inclusion of Taiwan is notable, as it is the only democratic state on the list that Washington does not officially recognizeBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter