Visa change for Beijing-sent teachers upsets China
BEIJING, MAY 25 (AP/UNB) - A recent U.S. clampdown on visas for instructors at China's flagship cultural program overseas has incensed Beijing, with state media pouncing on it as an attempt by Washington to frustrate Chinese global ambitions.
The crisis flared last week with a new U.S. directive saying many Chinese instructors had the wrong kind of visa.
However, it appeared largely defused by Thursday when U.S. officials said they were working on a way for teachers to update their status without returning home.
The commotion has underlined China's sensitivity about the more than 300 Confucius Institutes it has opened globally in less than a decade as a way of spreading its influence abroad.
The crisis flared last week with a new U.S. directive saying many Chinese instructors had the wrong kind of visa.
However, it appeared largely defused by Thursday when U.S. officials said they were working on a way for teachers to update their status without returning home.
The commotion has underlined China's sensitivity about the more than 300 Confucius Institutes it has opened globally in less than a decade as a way of spreading its influence abroad.
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