The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council responded to the summer Chinese courses cooperated by Harvard University and National Taiwan University: There is nothing to be surprised about

Source: People's Daily - Taiwan Channel Original draft

Beijing, 13 Oct (People's Daily Online) -- The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference on 13 October, at which spokesman Ma Xiaoguang presided over the press conference and answered questions.

A reporter asked: The director of the Harvard University Chinese Program recently said that from 2022, the summer Chinese courses originally taught at Beijing Language and Culture University will be changed to cooperate with National Taiwan University. Whether the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council is concerned about Beijing's influence and soft power weakening in international education exchange activities.

Ma Xiaoguang: I don't know what you're talking about. This is a common inter-school exchange program. There are many cooperative projects between American universities and mainland universities, including Harvard University, and only one cooperative project cannot be implemented, not to mention what the real reason is, there is nothing to be fussed about, and there is nothing worth hyping up. Some politicians on the island are hyping up everything and are empty-minded.