[lg policy] Tajiks Clamor to learn Chinese

[Harold Schiffman]

 As Chinese Investment Grows, Tajik Students Hurry To Learn The Language

Published 10 February 2015

At Tajik universities, Chinese courses are filled to the limit with
students eager to learn the language of their powerful neighbor. Many are
hoping that growing Chinese investment in Tajikistan will mean new job
opportunities in a struggling economy. (Barotali Nazarov, RFE/RL's Tajik
Service)
http://www.rferl.org/media/video/tajikistan-china-language-economy/26840133.html

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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