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Canvey school strengthens Far East links
1:18am Friday 4th January 2008
Comments (4)THE relationship between two Chinese and Canvey schools was strengthened with the visit of five teachers from the Changzhou Beijiao School in Jiangsu Province.
The delegation visited the island's Furtherwick Park School and were welcomed at Oysterfleet Hotel by Canvey Rotary Club president Bill Dudbridge.
The relationship has flourished since 2005, when John Houghton, deputy head teacher at Furtherwick Park, established a link with the Chinese school.
Since then, Furtherwick Park pupils have learnt Mandarin and also visited China during a summer school in 2006.
Beverley Egan, mayor of Castle Point, and her husband, Eion, greeted the delegation, alongside Rotarians Brian Piccolo and Jonathan Hodgkins.
The Chinese teachers were accompanied by Wendy Missions, headteacher of Furtherwick Park, and Mr Houghton.
The Canvey Rotarians organised a typical English meal, with a roast and wine followed by a popular Chinese import, Highland Whiskey.
Wu Juhong, vice-principal of the Changzhou Beijiao School, said: "We really appreciate being invited to spend a wonderful evening with Canvey Rotary Club members.
"We found out more about the spirit behind the rotary club and the value of their work.
"We also found out how much the educational links between China and England are valued.
"It is important to us the friendship continues between our two countries."
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APR, Benfleet says...
10:20pm Fri 4 Jan 08
Dave the Rave, Essex says...
5:24pm Sat 5 Jan 08
Are you certain about this?
BUT, I thought you would like the fact that boy do they clamp down on crime!!! NO LILLY LIVERED SOCIALIST dealing with crime, no sir, they do it properly.
Also check the facts, UK citizens are monitored as much as Chinese! (CCTV, Mobile Phone records, email records, details of websites you have visited are all recorded in UK).
As always Checking the facts found:
That CHIRSTIAN children were kidnapped and sold into slavery in Lahore (Pakistan). (Times May 2006)
Children were kidnapped and forced to work in Brick making factories in Shanxi and Henan provinces (China). They were rescued by Chinese authorities. (June 2007 Daily Telegraph).
I can FIND no reference to an official policy of taking 2nd/3rd bron into slavery. Can you please let us know how you know this?
In respect of Christianity:
As of 2007, indigenous Chinese Christianity is growing in contrast to Christian adherence in the West, where it is in decline in many cases. Nicholas D. Kristof, a columnist of the New York Times wrote on June 25, 2006, "Although China bans foreign missionaries and sometimes harasses and imprisons Christians, especially in rural areas, Christianity is booming in China. (Wikipedia)
Check the facts Clive!
Foo Kin Hell, says...
11:20am Wed 9 Jan 08
Special visitors Chinese delegates with Brian Piccolo, Bill Dudbridge and Jonathan Hodgkins
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evilc, essex says...
4:48pm Fri 4 Jan 08
They are completely suppressing 80% of the country people.
Some states in China will not allow religion of any description even handing a bible as a gift is against the law.and people just disappear!
Parents are only allowed one child with any further children being taken away into slavery!!
What does this tell our kids!!
I think the head teachers have had too many pancake rolls at their local Chinese then run away with the idea that they are all nice when most of those nice people are from Hong Kong and have been well educated (in fact better than kids here)unlike the poor mainland Chinese!!!from places outside the NEW zones.
Having lived there for 2 years we really should keep the commys at arms length they are a very very powerful nation with a very worrying creeping influence!!througout the far East and beyond!