The opening of Confucius Institutes in New York and Washington in the past week brings a key part of China's "soft power" initiative to the United States.
Chinese and US dignitaries opened the first Confucius Institute in the US capital on Wednesday, expressing hope for a flowering of cooperation in education.
George Washington University became the latest campus in the US to host an outpost of China's primary project for spreading Chinese language and culture abroad.
University President Steven Knapp said the mission of the first Confucius Institute in the District of Columbia will be to educate professionals from the many US government agencies, international organizations and nonprofit groups that surround the campus, while also providing "invaluable cultural and educational exchange and enlightenment of our students and faculty".
Iceland to sign FTA with China
Iceland will become the first European country to sign free trade agreement with China next week, according to Prime Minister of Iceland Johanna Sigurdardottir who kicked off her visit to Beijing on Friday.
Before embarking on her flight, Sigurdardottir accepted a written interview with China Daily, saying she aims to sign the agreement during her visit to the country on April 13 to 18.
She also believes the agreement will lower the price of Chinese products in Iceland while calling the agreement "a landmark agreement" to both countries because if it gets signed, Iceland willbecome the first country in Europe to sign FTA with China, the world's second largest economy.
"This is the first free trade agreement China finalizes with a European country, and for Iceland this is a very important agreement, with one of the largest economic powers in the world," she said.
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