LEBANON-BEIRUT-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-15TH ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION

LEBANON-BEIRUT-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-15TH ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION

(220323) -- BEIRUT, March 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nisrine Abdel Nour Lattouf, director of the Confucius Institute at the Saint Joseph University (USJ), speaks at a ceremony celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Confucius Institute at the USJ in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 22, 2022. An increasing number of Lebanese students have become interested in learning the Chinese language and exploring China's culture and civilization, said Nisrine Abdel Nour Lattouf, director of the Confucius Institute at the USJ. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich) TO GO WITH Roundup: More Lebanese students keen to learn Chinese language, explore China's culture: director

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