Learn English, Chinese Style: Illustration 10
on July 16, 2014
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Learn English, Chinese Style
A ChinaFile Translation
on July 16, 2014
In 2009, the number of people studying English in China was roughly equal to the population of the U.S. In 2012, Chinese people spent a total of $4.8 billion on English lessons. China is the world’s biggest market for English-as-a-foreign-language. Chinese people spend more time and energy learning English than any other nation in the world. But for all this effort, Chinese students of English are still failing to achieve real proficiency. Why is this? Is the “English craze” actually detrimental to students?
Hong Kong Rising: An Interview with Albert Ho
on July 16, 2014
The former British colony of Hong Kong reverted to China on July 1, 1997, and on every July 1 since then Hong Kong citizens have marched in the streets asking for democracy. The demonstrations on this year’s anniversary, however, were on a much larger scale. According to the police, they drew nearly one hundred thousand people; the movement’s organizers estimate that as many as a half million people took part. The protests were not violent, and there were no clashes with the security forces who were closely monitoring the crowd.
Chinese Hackers Extending Reach to Smaller U.S. Agencies, Officials Say
on July 15, 2014
After years of cyberattacks on the networks of high-profile government targets like the Pentagon, Chinese hackers appear to have turned their attention to far more obscure federal agencies.