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1China: Netizens Want Confucius to Return HomeShina: Maniry An'i Confucius Hody Ny Mpiserasera
2A new visa policy recently announced by the U.S State Department has put the Confucius Institute under the spotlight in the Chinese blogosphere.Ny nanambarana ny fisian'ny politika vaovao amin'ny famoahana “visa” (fahazoan-dalana hiditra malalaka ao amin'ny firenena vahiny iray) ny Departemantam-panjakana Amerikana no nampitodika ny tontolom-bilaogy Shinoa tany amin'ny Ivotoerana Confucius.
3The new directive, issued on May 17, 2012, demands that university based institutes obtain American accreditation in order to continue to accept foreign scholars and professors as teachers.Mitaky ny fankatoavana Amerikana ny Ivotoerana manana endrika Anjerimanontolo araka ny toromarika vaovao, nivoaka tamin'ny 17 Mey 2012 mba ahafahan'ny manampahaizana sy mpampianatra vahiny ao aminy ho mpampianatra.
4The new regulations may result in the termination of visas for hundreds of teachers, as more than 60 universities in the US play host to the Confucius Institutes.Mety hipaka amin'ny fahataperan'ny “visa” ho an'ireo mpampianatra an-jatony, satria mihoatra ny 60 ny Anjerimanontolo Amerikana no mametraka ny Ivotoerana Conficius ho “vahiny nasaina” ao aminy.
5On the other hand, Chinese netizens wish that the Confucius could return home to teach poor Chinese kids.Etsy ankilany, maniry ny mpiserasera Shinoa fa afa-mody hampianatra ny kilonga Shinoa ny Confucius.
6The Confucius Institute is a government sponsored cultural outreach program which aims at promoting China's Soft Power globally.Fandaharan'asan-kolontsaina tohanan'ny fitondrana hampiroboroboana ny herim-panintonan'i Shina manerantany ny Ivotoerana Confucius.
7It is affliliated with China's Ministry of Education and run by the Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language or Hanban.Miankina amin'ny Minisiteran'ny Fampianarana Shinoa izy io ary velomin'ny Sampan-draharaham-pirenena Shinoa Ho amin'ny Fampianarana Teny Shinoa Amin'ny Maha-Teny Vahiny Azy na ny Hanban.
8The first overseas Confucius Institute was established in November 2004 and by August 2011 there were more than 826 Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms worldwide.Najoro tamin'ny Novambra 2004 ny Ivotoerana Confucius ampitan-dranomasina voalohany ary talohan'ny Aogositra 2011 efa mihoatra ny 826 ny Ivotoerana Confucius sy ny Kilasy Confucius manerantany.
9Please come home to teach, Confucius!Modia an-trano re hampianatra ry Confucius!
10Cartoon by Da Shi Xiong from Sina WeiboSarisoritra Da Shi Xiong hita Sina Weibo
11Although the Chinese government is unhappy about the directive, the majority of Chinese netizens are in celebratory mood.Na dia tsy nahafaly ny fitondrana Shinoa aza ity toromarika vaovao ity, dia nampamiramirana ny mpiserasera Shinoa koa.
12Da Shi Xiong's cartoon is the best expression of the online popular sentiment, with the children in the picture begging Confucius to return home to teach.Ny Sariitatr'i Da Shi Xiong no mahalaza tsara ny fihetseham-pon'ny olona an-tserasera, ahitana ireo ankizy miangavy an'i Confucius hody an-tanindrazana hampianatra.
13Many ordinary netizens like @湘客游侠 voiced their approval [zh]:Maro ny mpiserasera tsotra tahaka an'i @湘客游侠 milaza ny fanekeny [zh]:
14The government has spent so much money to run overseas Confucius Institutes and provided so many opportunities for some people to put money into their own pockets.Mandany vola be loatra hamelomana ny Ivotoerana Confucius ampitan-dranomasina ny fitondrana ary manome vahana ny olona hampirina ny volany any am-paosiny [poketrany] .
15Why doesn't it spend the money running Hope Schools and developing our own elementary education?Nahoana no tsy mandany vola hampandehanana ny Sekolin'ny Fanantenana sy mampandroso ny fanabeazana fototra?
16An anonymous message offering netizens' explanation to the government's education policy has been circulated in major Chinese online forums and social media platforms.Nisy hafatra nampitain'olo-tsy fantatra manome fanazavana amin'ny mpiserasera ny politikam-panabeazan'ny fitondrana nivezivezy tamin'ny dinika an-tserasera shinoa be mpitsidika sy tamin'ny sehatra fifampitam-baovaon'olo-tsotra.
17Below is a portion of the text quoted from BlogChina [zh]:Eto ambany ny sombin'ny lahatsoratra notsongaina avy tamin'ny BlogChina [zh]:
18Some people are angry about the US government expelling Confucius Institute teachers.Misy ny sasany tezitra tamin'ny fitondrana Amerikana mandroaka ny mpampianatra ao amin'ny Ivotoerana Confucius.
19However, let us take a look at the game played by the Institute - the Red officials are using the Confucius Institutes to apply for Chinese government funding.Saingy andao jerentsika ny paikady nametrahana ny Ivotoerana - Ampiasain'ireo manampahefana Mena ireo ny Ivotoerana Conficius ahafahana mahazo ny fanohanana ara-bola avy amin'ny fitondrana Shinoa.
20The offspring of these officials can then teach in the Institutes with a simple objective - to use the taxpayers money to get their green cards.Afa-mampianatra any amin'ireny Ivotoerana ireny ny naterak'ireo manam-pahefana ireo noho ny tanjona tokana - Mampiasa ny volan'ny mpandoa hetra hahazoany kara-maitso [monina any Etazonia].
21They just pretend to uphold and promote Confucian ideals but they have a hidden agenda.Mody milaza ho manandratra sy mampiroborobo ny idealin'i Confucius nefa manana fandahara-potoana miafina.
22The Red officials are powerful enough to destroy Confucius after 2,500 years.Manana tanjaka tokoa ny manampahefana Mena ka nahavita namotika an'i Confucius 2500 taona taty aoriana.
23I am thankful to the Americans for stopping the Confucius Institutes and saving our hard-earned money.Isaorako ny Amerikana amin'ny fampitsaharana ny Ivotoerana Confucius ka ahafahantsika mitahiry ny vola azo tamin'ny mafy.
24Blogger Cai Shenkun provided more background about the resentment that people feel towards the Confucius Institute in his blog at ifeng [zh].Manome lalindalina kokoa ny tsy fankasitrahan'ny vahoaka momba ny Ivotoerana Conficius ao amin'ny bilaoginy ao amin'ny ifeng [zh] ny bilaogera Cai Shenkun.
25According to official reports, the construction cost of each Confucius Institute is about five million US dollars.Araka ny tatitra ofisialy, mitentina dimy tapitrisa dolara amerikana isanisany ny fananganana Ivotoerana Confucius tsirairay avy.
26Each Confucius Classroom costs about 60 thousand USD.Nisanda 60.000 dolara amerikana eo ho eo ny kilasy Confucius tsirairay.
27Xue Yong, who is now based in the U.S, estimated that it takes a few million US dollars to set up a Confucius Institute.Xue Yong, izay mipetraka any Etazonia amin'izao fotoana izao, manombatombana fa an-tapitrisa dolara amerikana vitsivitsy ny manangana Ivotoerana Confucius iray.
28The Institute offers courses such as Chinese Culture, Tai Chi, Chinese Language Test.Manome fampianarana toy ny kolontsaina shinoa, ny Tai Chi, ny fitsapa-pahaizana teny shinoa ny Ivotoerana.
29Sometimes they even sponsor foreign students to travel to China.Indraindray ry zareo manohana ara-bola ny mpianatra vahiny hitsangatsangana any Shina.
30Apart from the construction of the Institute's building and classrooms, there are operational costs.Ankoatra ny fananganana ny trano iorenan'ny Ivotoerana sy ny kilasy maro koa ny vola lany amin'ny fampandehanana azy.
31Hanban China would allocate at least 50 to 100 thousand USD as a start-up fund for each Institute.Hanome farafahakeliny 50 000 ka hatramin'ny 100 000 ho tahirim-bola fiaingana isaky ny Ivotoerana ny Hanban China.
32It has been estimated that at least 25 to 50 million USD have been spent for this purpose.Efa notombatombanana fa farafahakeliny 25 ka hatramin'ny 50 tapitrisa dolara amerikana no lany amin'ity tetikasa ity.
33In addition, they have to pay for more than 4,000 full-time teachers and 3,000 volunteers to work overseas.Ankoatra izany, tsy maintsy mandoa mpampianatra miasa feno mihoatra ny 4000 ry zareo sy mpanolotena 3000 miasa ampitan-dranomasina.
34Each volunteer receives one thousand USD subsidy per month for one year.Samy mandray arivo dolara amerikana isam-bolana ho fivelomany mandritra ny herintaona ny mpanolotena tsirairay avy.
35Our government has spent 36 million USD just on the Institute's volunteers annually.Nandany 36 tapitrisa dolara amerikana isan-taona amin'ny mpanolotena ao amin'ny Ivotoerana ny governemantantsika.
36There are also different kind of project funds which have no clear record of the amount spent.Misy ihany koa ny karazana tahirim-bolam-panohanana maro izay tsy mazava tsara ny vola lany taminy.
37How much money has the Chinese people spent on Confucius Institutes annually?Ohatrinona ny vola lanin'ny vahoaka Shinoa isan-taona amin'ny Ivotoerana Confucius?
38We don't have any official figures yet.Mbola tsy manana ny antontan'isa ofisialy aloha isika izao.
39However, in 2008, their budget was up to RMB 1.6 billion and the amount keeps increasing every year.Saingy tafakatra 1,6 lavitrisa RMB kosa ny tetibolan-dry zareo tamin'ny 2008 ary tsy mitsahatra ny misonga isan-taona izany.
40After more than 20 years, Project Hope has only managed to raise RMB 5 billion.Nihoatra ny 20 taona taty aoriana, 5 lavitrisa RMB ihany ny vola voangon'ny Tetikasa Fanantenana.
41However, our government is pouring money into subsidizing foreign education, much more than is reserved for Project Hope.Saingy mandany vola amin'ny fampianarana any ivelany ny fitondrana, mihoatra lavitra noho izay natokana ho amin'ny Tetikasa Fanantenana.
42How are taxpayers supposed to react to this?Ahona moa izany ny tokony ataon'ny mpandoa hetra manoloana izany?
43Even more incredible is that in 2010 the scandal [zh] of the most expensive website [in China], the Online Confucius Institute, was exposed to the public.Ary ny tena tsy mampino dia nipoaka ho hitam-bahoaka ny zava-manafintohina 2010 [zh] momba ny vohikala lafo indrindra [ao Shina] izay tsy iza fa ny Ivotoerana Confucius An-tserasera.
44The winning contractors demanded RMB 32.5 million (about forty million USD) for operational costs of the website.Nitaky 32,5 tapitrisa RMB (tokony ho 40 tapitrisa dolara amerikana) ho fampandehanana azy ireo nahazo ny tsena tamin'izany fotoana izany.
45The media later reported that the contractor was ‘Wuzhou Network', the legal representative of which is Wang Yongli, who is also the deputy chair of Hanban.Notaterin'ny haino aman-jery taty aoriana fa ny ‘Wuzhou Network' no nahazo ny tsena, ary ny solontena ara-dalàna amin'izany dia i Wang Yongli, izay filoha lefitry ny Hanban ihany koa.
46This means that Hanban has contracted out the website to itself, and through the process RMB 30 million have been channelled into someone's pocket.Midika izany fa ny tenany ihany no nifampiraharahan'ny Hanban, ary nirotsaka tany am-paosin'ny sasany ihany ny vola 30 tapitrisa RMB narotsaka tamin'izany.
47If the news of the tender had not been released via the website of the Finance Ministry, no one would have known of the Institute website's operational costs.Raha tsy nivoaka tamin'ny vohikalan'ny Ministeran'ny Vola ity fifampiraharahana ity, ataoko fa tsy nisy nahalala ny ny vola lany hampandehanana ny vohikalan'ny Ivotoerana.
48This post was sub-edited by Jane Ellis.Nahitsin'i Jane Ellis.