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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?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> hosts Chinese language program for foreign diplomats</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The first Chinese language study program for foreign diplomats concluded on Saturday at Hanban, the executive body of the Chinese Language Council International.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The program, which started on February 27 with a two-hour class every Saturday, had attracted 31 diplomats from 16 countries to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The countries included <st1:country-region w:st="on">Slovenia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Benin</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Poland</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Cameroon</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Nepal</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Namibia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Zimbabwe</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Malawi</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Hungary</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Romania</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Bulgaria</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region>, and the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</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://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-07/10/c_13393775.htm</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>