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携手促进孔子学院可持续发展——在第五届孔子学院大会上的主旨演讲中华人民共和国国务委员 刘延东孔子学院总部理事会主席2010年12月10日 Working Together Towards the Sustainable Development of Confucius Institutes--Key-note Speech at the 5th Confucius Institute ConferenceLiu YandongState Councilor of the Peoples Republic of ChinaChair, Council of the Confucius Institute HeadquartersDecember 10, 2010 尊敬的各位来宾，女士们、先生们、朋友们：Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and friends,大家晚上好！Good evening!在这华灯璀璨的美好夜晚，全球孔子学院大家庭欢聚一堂，共庆第五届孔子学院大会的开幕，我和大家一样感到由衷的高兴。在此，我代表中国政府和中国人民，向来自世界各地的朋友们表示热烈欢迎和诚挚问候！I take great pleasure to be here with you in this family reunion of the world Confucius Institutes to celebrate the opening of the 5th Confucius Institute conference in this dazzling evening. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, I would like to extend my warmest welcome and sincere greetings to all of you, friends from all over the world.过去的一年，在各国政府和人民的热情关心和大力支持下，中外双方齐心协力，开拓创新，全球孔子学院取得可喜成绩：In this past year, with the unprecedented enthusiasm and unwavering support from the governments and people of all the relevant countries, and with the concerted, innovative, and pioneering efforts by both the Chinese and international colleagues, Confucius Institutes around the globe have made remarkable achievements. 一是稳步发展，势头良好。今年新增孔子学院40所、中小学孔子课堂97个。目前已在96个国家和地区建立了322所孔子学院和369个孔子课堂。注册学员比去年增加了56%，达到 36万人。网络孔子学院开通9个语种，注册用户达10万人。这些努力为所在国民众学习汉语拓宽了渠道。First and foremost, we have witnessed the momentum of stable growth. This year, about 40 Confucius Institutes and 97 Confucius Classrooms have been newly established. So far a total of 322 Confucius Institutes and 369 Confucius Classrooms have been put in place in 96 countries and regions. The total number of registered students has increased by 56% over the previous year, amounting up to 360,000 in total. The Confucius Institute Online has opened channels in 9 languages, with 100,000 registered users. Such efforts have greatly facilitated people from the host countries to l