美国国务院近日发布公告,要求在美持有J-1签证的“孔子学院”中国教师必须于6月30日离境,引发广泛争议。美国国务院24日回应说,美国将尽量在不让任何老师离开美国的前提下解决目前这一签证的混乱情况。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
美国国务院发言人纽兰(Victoria Nuland)5月24日在例行记者会上表示,国务院发布的最新的政策指令并不是针对孔子学院本身,而是旨在确保外国学者和教师来美签证符合正确的签证类型。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
纽兰解释说,J-1教育签证中(教师签证)有两个类别,一类是适用于从幼儿园到高中的教师;另一类适用于大学里的教授和访问学者。而目前这一签证的使用情况有点混乱,因此美方打算进行清理。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
对于美方是否会要求持有这类签证的中国教师6月底离开美国的问题,纽兰说:“我的理解是,我们将尽量在不让任何人被迫离开的情况下解决这个问题。”gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
她还指出,美国十分重视与中国的人文交流,这也是国务卿希拉里(Hillary Clinton)5月初参加中美战略与经济对话的中心内容之一。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
而对于外界炒作的所谓孔子学院在美国扩张并大力推广中国软实力的问题,纽兰表示并不担心,相反这正是美国支持的事情,因为这是加强两国人民相互了解的一部分。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
纽兰表示,目前美方正在试图找出有多少人受到这次签证清理的影响,然后重新发一份更加清楚、更加便于管理的政策指令。此前,一位匿名美国国务院官员在接受采访时也承认,最新发布的政策指令公告中的部分内容“易引发误解”。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
美发布持有J-1签证“孔子学院”中国教师6月30日离境消息后,中国外交部发言人洪磊24日在例行记者会上表示,有关美方将不向目前在美的孔子学院教师续签签证一事,中方主管部门正与美方进行沟通。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
对于此次美国对孔子学院发难,有舆论称,孔子学院被视为中国向外展现软实力的重要策略,北京希望通过孔子学院让外国更加了解中国,但是也被批评者视为中国政府外交政策的宣传工具。有分析人士称,目前孔子学院在美国搞得很成功,影响很大,美国学习汉语的人很多,美方对此有所担心。再加上今年又是美国的大选年,美国出台这些措施可能有政治方面的考量。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
孔子学院已在106个国家的350多个教育机构落户,中小学孔子课堂发展更快,现已达到500多个。自2004年底马里兰大学作为美国第一家高校与中国南开大学合作建立孔子学院以来,至今美国已有81所孔子学院和300多个中小学孔子课堂,其中127个为孔子学院下设的课堂。gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
U.S. State Department recently issued a bulletin to hold J-1 visa, the Confucius Institute in the United States "The Chinese teacher must leave the country on June 30, caused widespread controversy. U.S. State Department responded that on the 24th, the United States will try to resolve the current confusion of this visa under the premise that no teacher left the United States.gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
The U.S. State Department spokesman Newland (Victoria Nuland), said at a regular press conference on May 24, 2009, the latest policy directives are not issued by the State Council for the Confucius Institute, but are designed to ensure that foreign scholars and teachers to meet the correct visa The type of visa.gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Newland explained that the J-1 educational visa (the visa of the teachers) have two classes, one class from kindergarten to high school teachers; and the other applies to the university professors and visiting scholars. At present, the use of this visa is a bit confusing, so the United States intend to conduct the cleanup.gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
For the U.S. will be asked to hold this type of visa for Chinese teachers to leave the United States by the end of June, Newland said: "My understanding is that we will try to solve this problem would not let anyone forced to leave."gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
She also noted that the United States attaches great importance to cultural exchanges with China, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (Hillary Clinton), the beginning of May to participate in the central part of the Sino-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue.gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Expansion in the United States and outside speculation the so-called Confucius Institute to promote the issue of China's soft power, Newland said not to worry about, on the contrary, this is the United States supports the things, because that part of strengthening the mutual understanding.gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Newland said that the U.S. is trying to figure out how many people have cleaned up by this visa, and then re-send a clearer, more manageable policy directives. Previously, an anonymous U.S. State Department officials also acknowledged in an interview, part of the policy directive of the announcement of the latest release of "easily lead to misunderstanding."gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
The United States issued to holders of J-1 visa "Confucius Institute" Chinese teachers on June 30 after the departure message, on the 24th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular press conference that the United States will not be in the United States of Confucius College teachers to renew visas to the Chinese authorities are working with the United States to communicate.gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Public opinion, the Confucius Institute is regarded as an important strategy of China's outward show of soft power, the United States launched an attack of the Confucius Institute, Beijing wants to know more about China through the Confucius Institute to allow foreign, but have been criticized as a foreign policy of the Chinese government a propaganda tool. Analysts said that the Confucius Institute in the United States made a very successful and a great influence on many people learning Chinese in the United States, the United States do something to worry about. Coupled with this year is the U.S. election year, the United States the introduction of these measures there may be political considerations.gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Confucius Institute has settled more than 350 educational institutions in 106 countries, the development of Confucius Classrooms faster, has now reached over 500. University of Maryland as the first university in the United States since the end of 2004 and Nankai University, China since the establishment of Confucius Institute, so far the U.S. has 81 Confucius Institutes and more than 300 Confucius Classrooms, of which 127 under the Confucius Institute in the classroom.gDCRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
|