—— the 12th Global Confucius Institute Conference

In December, 2017, the 12th Global Confucius Institute Conference was held in xi 'an, shaanxi province in China. Assistant Deputy Minister of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in New Brunswick, Mr. Chris·Treadwell, Dr. Peng Jianhua, chairman of the Sino-Canada school, the member of the board of Confucius Institute in New Brunswick(CINB ), Mr. Francis Pang, Superintendent of CINB, Mrs. Teng Jing, attended this event.

Mr. Chris has visited China many times, and it was his first time to visit xi 'an. He has witnessed the magnificence of the terracotta warriors and horses. He was deeply impressed by the extensive and profound Chinese culture, which has a long time.

Mr. Chris listened attentively to the report of the conference and held in-depth talks with the officials of the Hanban. He also made an important speech on the construction and development program of the CINB. In his speech, he fully affirmed the important influence of the CINB on the promotion of Chinese culture in the whole province, and also positively identified the important role played by the Chinese program in the education system of primary and secondary schools.