Britain does not have many colonies left and the political influence of British scholars is not like that of their American counterparts. Our relationship with the Foreign Office is to provide language courses and to provide a little historical and social background.
英國學界對政治的影響力也不像美國，我們和外交部的關係，只是每年提供中文課程，教點語文，和中國歷史、社會背景。問：在台灣，人人知道英國有牛津、劍橋，可是知道亞非學院的卻不多。