Xu Lin, chief executive of the Confucius Institute headquarters and director of the Chinese Language Council, speaks during the opening ceremony of the Regional Center of Confucius Institutes for Latin America, at the Confucius Institute of the Santo Tomas University, in Santiago, capital of Chile, May 12, 2014. The Regional Center of Confucius Institutes for Latin America and the Caribbean was opened on Monday in Santiago, with support from the Chilean government, the Chinese Language Council, and the Chinese Embassy to Chile. (Xinhua/Jorge Villegas)