China Foreign Affairs University

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China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU; Template:Lang-zh) is a public university of foreign service in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The institute is part of the Double First-Class Construction.

Since its foundation, there have been over 300 ambassadors and thousands of senior diplomats among the alumni of CFAU, gaining the university a reputation as "the cradle of Chinese diplomats".<ref>"Minister Wang Yi's Commencement Speech at CFAU," Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2015-01-30 http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/</ref> At present, CFAU has two campuses. The first began operating in 1956; the second one came into service in 2012.<ref>Xu Song, "Premier Wen Jiabao Delivered a Speech at Dedication of the statue of Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi at CFAU." 2012-09-10 [1]Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

The university maintains two campuses in Beijing: the newer Zhanlanguan Rd Campus (Template:Lang) in Xicheng and the original Shahe Campus (Template:Lang) in Changping.<ref>Template:Cite web - Chinese addresses here: "展览馆校区 地 址：北京市西城区展览馆路24号 [...] 沙河校区 地 址：北京市昌平区沙河高教园区"</ref>

History

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Bust of Chen Yi in university's Zhanlanlu campus.

China Foreign Affairs University was founded in 1955 with the advice of then-Premier Zhou Enlai, and is affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the university is not to be confused with the University of International Relations, also in Beijing). The predecessor of CFAU was the Department of Diplomacy of Renmin University of China. Vice Premier and Foreign Minister of China Chen Yi was the president of the university from 1961 to 1969. The university was forced to close during the years of Cultural Revolution. It was reopened in 1980 under the auspices of Deng Xiaoping. Most of the former presidents of CFAU are ambassadors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The current president is Wan Fan (Template:Lang), specialist in international relations, and its party secretary is Qi Dayu.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Before 2005, the university was called the Foreign Affairs College in English.

Academic

The courses of study offered include foreign languages (English, French and Japanese), foreign policy, international politics and relations and diplomacy, international law and economics. The university awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. China Foreign Affairs University also holds short-term courses for Chinese civil servants and for foreign diplomats.Template:Citation needed

CFAU, along with the East Asia Security Centre, began hosting the East Asia Security Forum and Conference (EASCC) in 2001.<ref name=":ChineseTheory">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp Presenters at the EASCC symposium include Chinese academics, government officials, ambassadors, senior Chinese Communist Party officials, and senior People's Liberation Army officials.<ref name=":ChineseTheory" />Template:Rp EASCC is attended by foreign academics, foreign government and military representatives, and representatives of international bodies and corporations.<ref name=":ChineseTheory" />Template:Rp

Model United Nations

Model United Nations (MUN) is the most renowned student activity of CFAU. On June 3, 1995, CFAU organized the 1st Model United Nations Conference. It was the first of its kind held in China and attended by Chinese students.<ref>"Memory of the 1st CFAU Model United Nations Conference." http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-WJXY503.015.htm Template:Webarchive</ref>

In 2002, together with UN Association of China, CFAU organized the 1st Beijing Model United Nations Conference (BMUN. Its name changed into Beijing International Model United Nations (BIMUN) since 2017).<ref>Official Website of BIMUN. 2018-08-30 http://bimun.org.cn/zh/</ref> It was the first inter-university MUN in China and was later listed as one of the three most prestigious university MUNs.<ref>Retrieved 2018-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150115050959/http://www.unachina.org/upload/Attach/default/272497.doc</ref>

In 2004, CFAU again cooperated with UN Association of China and hosted the 1st China Model United Nations Conference (CNMUN).<ref>Retrieved 2018-08-30 http://www.un.org/zh/cyberschoolbus/modelun/conferences.shtml</ref>

Praise and criticism

In recent years, CFAU has been criticized for putting too much emphasis on the study of foreign languages at the cost of diplomatic training and education, and some consider many Chinese foreign affairs personnel no more than translators or interpreters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fund scandal

In 2013, during a thorough investigation by the National Audit Office of the PRC, noncompliance was discovered in the procurement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, involving more than 52 million RMB. Among them, about 38 million RMB was associated with the construction of CFAU's new campus in Shahe.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Rivalry

CFAU has produced an array of senior diplomatic officials and proudly claims itself as "the cradle of Chinese diplomats". However, having trained hundreds of Chinese ambassadors, Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) also considers itself "the cradle of PRC diplomats".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rivalry between students of the two universities continue to present day.

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