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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> Post</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region> now a key Chinese learning camp center</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">More schools and agencies in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region> are offering compact Chinese-learning and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place> cultural summer camps to attract overseas students to the island as Chinamania in recent years is drawing a growing number of people from the West to the Greater China area to learn Chinese. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Without a doubt the country faces strong competitions from the other side of the strait. Some businesses in the mainland provide summer camps that combine language learning with visits to attractions like the World Expo in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Shanghai</st1:place></st1:City>. Others, with subsidies from </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Overseas <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> associations, are putting up really attractive prices. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In response, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region> is hoping that its status as a democracy and home to the best preserved Chinese culture and artifacts in the world can help make it the Chinese summer camp destination of choice for most foreigners.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/05/10/255817/Taiwan-now.htm</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>