Lyu Jiangao, the director of the new Confucius Institute at the University of Johannesburg, says learning Mandarin can open up job prospects for South Africans. Lyu Jiangao, director of the new Confucius Institute at the University of Johannesburg , laughs off criticism that adding Mandarin to South Africa’s school curriculum is akin to a new form of colonisation, but … [Read more...] about Confucius defuses Mandarin flap