A Mandarin class in San Marino, Calif., and others like it in the U.S. and Europe are backed by the Taiwanese government, which hopes to spread its version of Mandarin along with its values of freedom and democracy as China’s threats against Taiwan become increasingly bellicose.
The Taiwanese government hopes to spread its version of Mandarin along with its values of freedom and democracy as China’s threats against Taiwan become increasingly bellicose.
Last week, ChinaFile published a discussion on the debate over Confucius Institutes–Chinese language and culture programs affiliated with China’s Ministry of Education and their role on university campuses. The topic, and several of the responses we posted, resulted in a large number of additional responses, comments, and critiques both off and online. In particular, many