The word 'confucius' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the ancient Chinese philosopher, Confucius, who is known for his teachings. For example, "Confucius said 'Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.'".
"People who have done well under the reforms will like it, but laid-off workers and struggling peasants cannot see how they will ever reach a xiaokang lifestyle," says Mr Tang.If China's leaders have been reading their Confucius they are likely to be anxious about the possible failure of their new campaign.
Also in June the American Association of University Professors accused Chinese-funded "Confucius Institutes" that teach Chinese language and history inside many American and Canadian colleges of advancing "a state agenda" and restricting debate.
Zhou was under indirect attack by Mao's cronies through a campaign criticising Confucius.
This leaves only a handful of figures to choose from.At the forefront is Confucius.
While they delivered unprecedented economic success, the claim was taken seriously.In this section What would Confucius say now?
Modern exponents of Asian values like to stress his emphasis on "filial piety", scholarship and meritocracy.In this section What would Confucius say now?
But the state-controlled media's handling of the first "Confucius Peace Prize", which was awarded in Beijing this week, suggests that officials remain sensitive.
There is little of it in evidence in the frosty relationship between the woman who was the founding director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Oregon, Bryna Goodman, and her fellow historian, Glenn May.
These included a couple of occasions when universities had invited the Dalai Lama to speak and then either cancelled the invitation or received him off-campus.In one case, at North Carolina State University in 2009, the provost said after the cancellation of a Dalai Lama visit that the Confucius Institute had indicated the exiled Tibetan's presence could cause problems with China.
China's funding for Confucius Institutes amounts to about $100,000-200,000 100,000-200,000campuses, and sometimes more (Oregon received nearlyear88,000 in the last academic year).
On September 25th the University of Chicago announced it was "suspending" negotiations with Chinese officials to continue its Confucius Institute.
