An introductory course in modern spoken and written Chinese, stressing oral-aural facility and the integration of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Five hours of ...

A new multi-agency policy has been jointly issued by seven national-level departments, including the Ministry of Education ...

America projects soft power through popular culture (think Mickey Mouse, Taylor Swift) or its biggest brands (Nike or Stanford). As it plots its rise globally, and in the Middle East, China’s own ...

As economic ties deepen, thousands of students in the United States are learning Mandarin Chinese through a Chinese government program that's intended to improve its image overseas. Some critics are ...