Demand for Mandarin on the rise

[Francis Hult]

China Daily

 

Demand for Mandarin on the rise

 

Year 2009 not only marked China's rise as a responsible interlocutor on major international issues, but also witnessed a growing clamor for learning Mandarin.

 

In the most recent such case, British Schools Secretary Ed Balls urged that children in the UK be allowed to study Mandarin under a government plan. 

 

This was aimed at resurrecting foreign languages in British schools, and meeting skills for future business, AFP quoted the secretary as saying.

 

Full story:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-01/06/content_9270850.htm

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