Honorable Chris Nielsen, Member of the Alberta Legislature, paid a visit to the Confucius Institute on March 24. During the visit, he toured the facilities of the institute and met the CIE visiting teachers.
Dr. Wei Li, the director of CIE, gave a presentation explaining to Mr. Nielsen the history and development of CIE, as well as all the support the CIE provides to the schools and communities.
Mr. Nielsen showed great interest in what the CIE is doing to build a stronger relationship between Canada and China and also demonstrated a deep interest in Chinese culture. He was very proud of all the achievements of the CIE during the last 8 years.