1. To make policies and development plans for promoting the Chinese language internationally under the leadership of the Chinese Language Council International;

2. To support Chinese language programs at educational institutions of various types and levels in other countries;

3. To guide the General Headquarters of Confucius Institute in the establishment of Confucius Institutes;

4. To set down criteria for teaching Chinese as a foreign language and undertake due evaluations; to develop and promote Chinese language teaching materials;

5. To set down the certification standards for teachers of Chinese as a foreign language and to undertake due trainings; to send Chinese teachers and volunteers on missions abroad; to provide certification examination for teaching Chinese as a foreign language;

6. To set down criteria for establishing websites of Chinese teaching as a foreign language and to build a website platform for access to relevant resources;

7. To develop and promote different varieties of Chinese tests as a foreign language.