China Daily – Zhang Yuwei
“Chinese has become the second most popular foreign language next to Spanish in the US. And there has been a trend that more and more American schools are interested in starting Mandarin classes. . . .Despite similar mandates to their German and French counterparts – Goethe Institutes and Alliance Francaise – CIs seem to face more challenges to enjoy equal recognition in the US. . . . ‘People will (soon) see what the CIs do is to help them learn Chinese language and culture, rather than alleged public relations strategies.'”(more)