On 8 October, Consul General Tang Rui attended the 20th anniversary celebration of the Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester. Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester，and other guests attended the celebration.

Consul General Tang Rui noted that, over the past 20 years, the Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester has been deeply engaged in the northern England region, developing innovative approaches to international Chinese language education and promoting the localisation, standardisation and regular development of Chinese language education. It has become an important achievement for China-UK educational cooperation, a key bridge for cultural exchange, and a friendly platform for fostering mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries.