<div dir="ltr"><h1 class=""> As Chinese Investment Grows, Tajik Students Hurry To Learn The Language</h1>   <p class=""> Published 10 February 2015</p> <p id="ctl00_cpAB_pIntroduction" class="">
 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) </p><a href="http://www.rferl.org/media/video/tajikistan-china-language-economy/26840133.html">http://www.rferl.org/media/video/tajikistan-china-language-economy/26840133.html</a><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies                     <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone:  (215) 898-7475<br>Fax:  (215) 573-2138                                      <br><br>Email:  <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a>    <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div>
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