$4.11 mln Donated to Promote Chinese Language Education Overseas – Xinhua

From Xinhua:

Chinese Language and Culture Education Foundation (CLCEF) has received its largest yet donation of 30 million yuan (4.11 million U.S. dollars), according to the CLCEF here Tuesday. The money will be used to support the education of Chinese language in foreign countries, the CLCEF source said.

…Although overseas Chinese are eager to learn traditional culture and the mother tongue, Chinese language schools abroad did not meet the demand due to lack of staff and funds as well as inferior textbooks, said Li Haifeng, director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council….[Full Text]

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