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Britain boosts Mandarin in schools as China's power grows Teenagers in England will be able to study for a new national qualification in Mandarin, reflecting the growing importance of China as a global power, an exam board announced Thursday, 2008-02-07 China launches Web site to teach Chinese China launched a Web site, www.linese.com, on Saturday offering free Chinese lessons and materials to promote the study and use of the language abroad. 2006-07-10 People: [Jackie Chan] [Yao Ming] Fewer characters being used in written Chinese The Chinese media is using fewer characters and to understand 90 percent of the content in publications you need only to know about 900 of the thousands of pictographs that make up the script, state media said on Tuesday. 2006-05-23 Shanghai Bans Chinese Internet Slang Terms SHANGHAI, China - So long, ``MM,'' ``PK,'' and ``konglong.'' The language police in Shanghai, China's largest city, plan to ban those and other Chinese Internet slang terms from classrooms, official documents, and publications produced in the city, newspapers reported Friday. 2005-09-23 Fewer young Singaporeans speak Chinese SINGAPORE - The predominantly ethnic Chinese city-state of Singapore is losing its Chinese-language ability as more families speak English at home, jeopardising ancestral ties with China, a state survey showed on Wednesday. 2004-11-17 Headlines Britain boosts Mandarin in schools as China's power grows 2008-02-07 China launches Web site to teach Chinese 2006-07-10 Fewer characters being used in written Chinese 2006-05-23 Shanghai Bans Chinese Internet Slang Terms 2005-09-23 Fewer young Singaporeans speak Chinese 2004-11-17 Chinese Communities Shifting to Mandarin 2003-12-28 Opinion: To Chinese, names are not mere codes 2001-07-21 Why do Chinese look down on Chinese names? 2001-06-17 Thai princess to take Chinese language course in Beijing 2001-01-26 Commentary: More on Chinese hostages to their writng system 2000-05-27 Most-viewed China launches Web site to teach Chinese 2006-07-10 Fewer young Singaporeans speak Chinese 2004-11-17 Why do Chinese look down on Chinese names? 2001-06-17

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