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Chinese thinkers are the best.
Who could have thought four decades ago that a boy from the far reaches in sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa- Ghana to be specific would be speaking impeccable Chinese with a tone that sounds just like a native Chinese Speaker? Bright Agah-Yaw isn’t alone; numerous students from the vast African continent who once believed that it was impossible to master the Chinese language have done so with ease to the admiration of Chinese language tutors both on the mainland and outside China.
Dubbed the “language rush” more and more students from Africa and around the world are learning Chinese language with some taking hardcore intensive courses to take full advantage of China’s opening up policy and subsequent benefits from the country’s astronomical economic rise, a rise which has been hailed by geopolitical analysts as a peaceful rise.
Within the past decade Confucius Institutes and Chinese language centers have mushroomed around the world with some established in leading global universities in developed countries and institutions in developing countries where some are located in very remote areas hardly accessible by moderate transport. Chinese language is penetrating deeper into the hinterlands in Africa creating a fierce competition for language tutors badly needed on the continent
http://blog.chinadaily.com.cn/blog-1825133-29437.html
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