AMMAN
- Ms. Shi Wei, the new Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Jordan,
visited TAG-Confucius Institute (TAG-CI). She was warmly received by Mr. Luay
Abu-Ghazaleh, President of the Board of TAG-CI, Mamoun Abu Al-Sebaa, Jordanian
Director of TAG-CI, Yang Songfang, Chinese Director of TAG-CI, Randa
Al-Yabroudi, Deputy Director of TAG-CI, and all TAG-CI teachers.

Mr.
Abu Ghazaleh commended the friendly relationship and close cooperation between
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global)/TAG-CI and China, through the Chinese
Embassy in Jordan, expressing his appreciation for the Embassy's support for
TAG-CI over the years. He affirmed TAG.Global's  willingness to offer any
help necessary in the future and hoped to maintain the close cooperation
between TAG-CI and the Chinese Embassy. Shi Wei stated that TAG.Clobal is a
well-known enterprise in the Middle East, even the world, and TAG-CI is the
first CI established by a university and an enterprise in the world. After
years of development, TAG-CI has formed its own characteristics. Both have made
contributions to deepening the relations between China and Jordan. The Chinese
Embassy will continue to support the development and construction of TAG-CI.

Mr.
Abu Al-Sebaa talked about his admiration of China and his story of learning
Chinese, as well as the educational and cultural exchanges and cooperation
between China and Jordan. Yang Songfang introduced the Chinese teaching and cultural
events of TAG-CI, and talked about the celebration plan for the 15^thanniversary
of TAG-CI next year. Ms. Shi Wei spoke highly of the contributions made by
TAG-CI,  promoting the development of educational and cultural exchanges
between China and Jordan. She said that the Chinese Embassy would continue to
support and cooperate with TAG-CI to carry out more brand events in the future.

Following
that  Ms. Shi Wei visited the photo wall of TAG-CI while listening
carefully to the stories behind the photos, visited the classrooms, library and
cultural corner as well,  and appreciated the modern teaching facilitates
and Chinese style decoration of TAG-CI.

Then she had a communication meeting with the
teachers. First, Yang Songfang introduced the teachers one by one, and she
asked about their work and life and commended their commitment and devotion to
Chinese language teaching and cultural exchanges. Then they discussed the
coming spring festival (Chinese Lunar New Year) gala to be held in the middle
of next January. Ms. Shi said that TAG-CI has successful experience and rich
resources in holding various events, so TAG-CI will organize the spring
festival celebration with the cooperation of other Chinese teaching
institutions and the support of the Embassy and China Culture Center in Amman.
Let’s look forward to an exciting spring festival gala.