China may eclipse India in English race

[Francis Hult]

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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