Chinese residents of Italy wave Chinese and Italian flags as they wait for the arrival of Xi Jinping in Rome on March 22. China has long viewed language instruction as a necessary component for achieving diplomacy and trade goals, and the Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in a wave of new languages as majors. Photo: EPA-EFE
Chinese residents of Italy wave Chinese and Italian flags as they wait for the arrival of Xi Jinping in Rome on March 22. China has long viewed language instruction as a necessary component for achieving diplomacy and trade goals, and the Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in a wave of new languages as majors. Photo: EPA-EFE
Celine Sui
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Celine Sui

The belt and road isn’t just re-routing investment, but also foreign language instruction in China

  • As China eyes partnerships across Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa, new majors have sprung up at the country’s venerable institutions of foreign-language instruction

Celine Sui
Celine Sui

Updated: 10:30am, 27 May, 2019

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Chinese residents of Italy wave Chinese and Italian flags as they wait for the arrival of Xi Jinping in Rome on March 22. China has long viewed language instruction as a necessary component for achieving diplomacy and trade goals, and the Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in a wave of new languages as majors. Photo: EPA-EFE
Chinese residents of Italy wave Chinese and Italian flags as they wait for the arrival of Xi Jinping in Rome on March 22. China has long viewed language instruction as a necessary component for achieving diplomacy and trade goals, and the Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in a wave of new languages as majors. Photo: EPA-EFE
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