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1 | China: Netizens Want Confucius to Return Home | Shina: Maniry An'i Confucius Hody Ny Mpiserasera |
2 | A 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. |
3 | The 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. |
4 | The 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. |
5 | On 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. |
6 | The 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. |
7 | It 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. |
8 | The 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. |
9 | Please come home to teach, Confucius! | Modia an-trano re hampianatra ry Confucius! |
10 | Cartoon by Da Shi Xiong from Sina Weibo | Sarisoritra Da Shi Xiong hita Sina Weibo |
11 | Although 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. |
12 | Da 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. |
13 | Many 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]: |
14 | The 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] . |
15 | Why 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? |
16 | An 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. |
17 | Below is a portion of the text quoted from BlogChina [zh]: | Eto ambany ny sombin'ny lahatsoratra notsongaina avy tamin'ny BlogChina [zh]: |
18 | Some 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. |
19 | However, 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. |
20 | The 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]. |
21 | They 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. |
22 | The 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. |
23 | I 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. |
24 | Blogger 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. |
25 | According 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. |
26 | Each Confucius Classroom costs about 60 thousand USD. | Nisanda 60.000 dolara amerikana eo ho eo ny kilasy Confucius tsirairay. |
27 | Xue 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. |
28 | The 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. |
29 | Sometimes they even sponsor foreign students to travel to China. | Indraindray ry zareo manohana ara-bola ny mpianatra vahiny hitsangatsangana any Shina. |
30 | Apart 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. |
31 | Hanban 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. |
32 | It 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. |
33 | In 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. |
34 | Each 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. |
35 | Our 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. |
36 | There 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. |
37 | How much money has the Chinese people spent on Confucius Institutes annually? | Ohatrinona ny vola lanin'ny vahoaka Shinoa isan-taona amin'ny Ivotoerana Confucius? |
38 | We don't have any official figures yet. | Mbola tsy manana ny antontan'isa ofisialy aloha isika izao. |
39 | However, 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. |
40 | After 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. |
41 | However, 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. |
42 | How are taxpayers supposed to react to this? | Ahona moa izany ny tokony ataon'ny mpandoa hetra manoloana izany? |
43 | Even 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. |
44 | The 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. |
45 | The 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. |
46 | This 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. |
47 | If 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. |
48 | This post was sub-edited by Jane Ellis. | Nahitsin'i Jane Ellis. |