[lg policy] China may eclipse India in English race

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Asian Tribune



China may eclipse India in English race



China is not only tormenting India with verbal threats and incursions
on the boundary and abusing New Delhi for backing the 'separatist'
Dalai lama but is on course to overtake the former 'crown jewel' of
Great Britain as the country with a larger population of people who
'use' English, a British Council report, scarcely reported in the
Indian media, says.



If true, it might force Indians who have been making the rather
dubious claim that the country has the world's largest population of
'speakers'-reportedly over 300 million--of the Queen's language to
take a reality check.



Full story:

http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/11/30/china-may-eclipse-india-english-race






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