Confucius Institutes help spread Chinese language, culture globally

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese language has become more popular worldwide with the rapid increase in the number of Confucius Institutes, Education Minister Zhou Ji said here on Wednesday.

As of this month, 249 Confucius Institutes and 56 Confucius classrooms have been established in 78 countries, Zhou, who is also vice-president of the council of the Beijing-based Confucius Institute Headquarters, told the ongoing 3rd Confucius Institute Conference.

The non-profit institute, named after ancient China's influential ...

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