爱思英语编者按：耶鲁2002届毕业生张磊(音)已经承诺，将向耶鲁大学管理学院(SOM)捐赠888万8888美元。这是到目前为止，耶鲁管理学院毕业生捐赠的最大一笔个人捐款。张磊是Hillhouse Capital Management(高瓴资本管理有限公司)创建人，他的这一举动最近在网上引起热议，甚至有网友指责他“卖国”！

Chinese graduate's record-setting $8,888,888 donation to his school at Yale University has stirred wide debate at home. While some say it's up to Zhang Lei to do as he likes, others question why he didn't donate to his alma mater in Beijing.

Yale President Richard Levin and School of Management (SOM) Dean Sharon M. Oster were in Beijing last week with Zhang when he announced his donation. They were taking part in a panel discussion called "Investing in the Middle Kingdom".

Levin said: "This truly extraordinary and auspicious gift reflects the deep commitment to Yale that Lei Zhang shares with so many fellow graduates of the School of Management. Lei's generosity also represents a significant step toward the realization of the SOM's new campus."

The donation will primarily help build the new SOM campus, while a portion will provide scholarship support for the International Relations Program at Yale's new Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, as well as fund a variety of China-related activities at the university.

Opinions at home have been split in online forums since the story broke a few days ago. On pinggu.org, a forum run by Renmin University of China where Zhang was enrolled as a student of International Finance in 1989, netizens including alumni of the university have taken sides.

Some asked why Zhang, who graduated from Yale less than 10 years ago, chose an overseas institution rather than his Chinese university for the donation. But a larger group of online users voiced support for Zhang's move and said there is still room for improvement regarding management of universities in China.

A prominent analyst urged people to be more tolerant toward the donation.

"We should look at this news from an international standpoint," said Chi Fulin, professor and president of China Institute for Development and Reform. Chi said although Yale is the recipient of the fund, the donation will also benefit China.

"It will promote more Sino-US exchange programs, and more Chinese will be involved in these exchanges." He said that China also has received a lot of support and funding from overseas donors, and Zhang's move should be regarded with "respect, understanding and encouragement".

In terms of cultural and educational exchanges between China and the United States, financial aid provided by the US government is rather limited, and a larger part of it comes from non-government organizations. "China should also try to attract more donations through such channels in the future," he said.

According to Yale's website, the SOM graduate was born in Central China in 1972. At the age of 17 he scored the highest in the university entrance exam out of about 100,000 students in his province before being enrolled by Renmin University.

Zhang said Yale changed his life and taught him the spirit of giving. In his profile he wrote: "Yale has been helping China for more than 100 years. Many Chinese leaders were educated at Yale. But the relationship has been one-way for too long and I want to help change that."

Su Jing, who graduated from Yale with a master's degree in environmental law and policy in 2008, shares the view.

"I would consider donating to Yale too once I'm more financially successful. It taught me so much such as networking and world values," Su told China Daily, adding that Chinese universities should improve their alumni network to let the graduates know that they are not forgotten.

Zhang, who graduated from the Yale School of Management in 2002, worked for the Yale Investments Office under Chief Investment Officer David Swensen. In 2005, Zhang founded Hillhouse Capital Management Ltd, a Beijing-based investment fund that manages $2.5 billion. 更多信息请访问：http://www.engbus.cn/

The Yale SOM seeks to raise $300 million by 2011 to ensure its "leadership in 21st century management education", according to the official website. One of the 11 other donors listed on the site is Laura Cha from Hong Kong, former vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulation Commission.

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环球时报特约记者李秋恒报道，据耶鲁大学公共事务办公室网站1月4日消息，美国耶鲁大学校长理查德·莱文教授宣布，耶鲁2002届毕业生张磊(音)已经承诺，将向耶鲁大学管理学院(SOM)捐赠888万8888美元。这是到目前为止，耶鲁管理学院毕业生捐赠的最大一笔个人捐款。

报道说，张磊是Hillhouse Capital Management(高瓴资本管理有限公司)创建人，这笔捐款将主要用于耶鲁管理学院新校区的建设。另外一部分作为奖学金，提供给“杰克逊全球事务学院”国际关系计划项目，以及资助耶鲁各种和中国有关的活动。

报道说，1月4日，莱文和耶鲁管理学院院长Sharon M. Oster 在北京朝阳区威斯汀酒店共同主持一个特别活动时，宣布了这一消息。在这次活动上，多名耶鲁管理学院优秀校友还进行了小组讨论，主题是“在中央王国投资”。

报道说，张磊之所以选择捐赠8,888,888美元，是因为数字8在中国文化有特别含义，其发音类似“发”，代表了财富和运气。

报道说，张磊在中国中部长大，曾是高考状元。他曾在中国人民大学学习国际金融，后来到耶鲁读MBA，并获得国际关系硕士学位。张磊说，耶鲁改变了他的一生，他创建的Hillhouse Capital Management就是以横贯耶鲁管理学院的一条道路命名的。