CI in Honolulu celebrates its 10th anniversary

"I'm confident that with the efforts, more and more people around the world will speak Chinese, learn Chinese cultures, and make Chinese friends," said Chai Haiying, consul for education at China's Consulate-General in Los Angeles. [Photo by Yan Dongjie/chinadaily.com.cn]

Started in 2005, the Confucius Institute is a program managed by the Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) in Beijing, with the mission of promoting Chinese language education and culture worldwide. Now there are over 500 such programs internationally, with over 100 of them in the US.