Ritsumeikan to Open Confucius InstituteJune 29th, 2005 by Adamu |
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As I reported before, the Chinese government is set to open Chinese language schools called “Confucius Institutes” around the world. This just in from Xinhua tells us that the first such Institute to open in Japan will be at my alma mater, Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto:
Confucian Academy to have 1st branch in JapanBEIJING, June 29—China and Japan have agreed to establish the first branch of Confucian Academy in Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto.
The Chinese ambassador to Japan, Wang Yi, hopes the academy will help improve understanding and friendship between Chinese and Japanese people.
Confucian Academy is a non-profit institution, which is devoted to teaching Chinese language and culture.
Calling it a non-profit institution is a little misleading, since it is, after all, funded and created by the Chinese government!
July 1st, 2005 at 11:43 am
“Calling it a non-profit institution is a little misleading, since it is, after all, funded and created by the Chinese government!”
What a genius, mutant frog.
July 3rd, 2005 at 3:10 am
non-profit means you do not acquire profit. what’s so misleading about it?
July 3rd, 2005 at 8:49 pm
In my experience, a government corporation is never referred to as a non-profit. At least when I hear the term ‘non-profit institution,’ I assume that it is some sort of NGO, and not a front for a foreign government. It is not factually untrue, but it is misleading.