The Taiwan-U.S. Education Initiative has entered its third year. The Academic Exchange Foundation, the American Institute in Taiwan, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will jointly hold a seminar on Chinese language teaching today and tomorrow.

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[Reporter Lin Xiaoyun/Taipei Report] The Taiwan-US education initiative has entered its third year, and the Chinese language teaching seminar will be held today and tomorrow. Song Ziren, acting deputy director of the American Institute in Taiwan, said in a speech that with the joint efforts of Taiwan and the United States, more Taiwan-US language exchanges will be promoted. More Americans come to Taiwan to learn Chinese, and more Chinese teachers come to the United States to teach. Taiwan’s support for freedom and tolerance of multiculturalism are the best choices for American students to learn Chinese. He is also learning Chinese in Taiwan, and he is sure that Taiwanese teachers are good at it. Guide students and be able to teach students in accordance with their aptitude.

The Academic Exchange Foundation, the American Institute in Taiwan, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly organized a seminar on Chinese language teaching. The theme this year is "Global Localization and Cooperation in Chinese Education to the United States". Participation of online teaching scholars to discuss cultural diplomacy and the development of the Chinese language education industry, the trend of international Chinese learning where globalization and localization overlap. , Invite scholars and experts in Chinese language teaching in Singapore to join, so that Taiwan and Singapore Chinese education can have more rich exchanges.

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Xu Sijian, deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council, said that President Tsai Ing-wen began to promote Taiwan’s overseas Chinese language education three or four years ago in order to enhance Taiwan’s soft power. There are universities to universities, hoping to further promote K-12 exchanges. Global competition in Chinese language education is fierce. Taiwan’s strengths are high-quality culture, a free environment and the motivation of foreigners to come to Taiwan. Chinese teachers are cultural ambassadors and bridges connecting Taiwan and the world .

Liu Mengqi, Political Minister of the Ministry of Education, expressed his gratitude to the American Institute in Taiwan and the Academic Exchange Foundation for their great assistance, so that the Ministry of Education can smoothly promote Chinese education. The quality of Chinese education in Taiwan can be seen from Song Ziren, the acting deputy director, who delivered a speech in Chinese. Eight candidates were selected last year Taiwan teachers go to the United States to teach in primary and secondary schools. This year, 8 to 10 teachers will be selected and sent to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between Taiwan and the United States in primary and secondary schools. There will be more exchanges between bilateral talents, so as to enhance the friendship between Taiwan and the United States and strengthen the common interests of both sides.

Huang Zhengjie, deputy director of the Overseas Chinese Education Department of the Overseas Chinese Committee, said that there are 365 Taiwanese overseas Chinese schools in the United States, with more than 7,000 Chinese teachers teaching traditional Chinese characters, and about 24,000 students. In 2023, 54 Chinese learning schools will be established in the United States. The center, teaching Taiwanese traditional characters in the community, is a grassroots force in Taiwan. There are 333 Taiwanese teachers in primary and secondary schools in Europe and the United States, including more than 250 Taiwanese teachers in primary and secondary schools in the United States, spreading the brand of Taiwanese traditional characters.

Ma Boyuan, deputy director of the North American Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the Taiwan-US education initiative has become the norm of high-level dialogue between the two governments, and the level of cooperation is also at a record high. Government-to-government and school-to-school cooperation have been established. When American academics are being harassed, it is more meaningful to strengthen Taiwan-US bilingual education cooperation, so that the world can understand Taiwan's value and contribution to the world.