Cuba introduces Chinese language course into secondary education

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Cuba introduces Chinese language course into secondary education

STORY: Cuba introduces Chinese language course into secondary education DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students at Cuba's Fructuoso Rodriguez secondary school 2. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): MA HUI, Chinese Ambassador to Cuba 3. various of students 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): HOU JIAQI, Chinese language teacher STORYLINE: The Cuban Ministry of Education has introduced a Chinese language course into secondary education. At Fructuoso Rodriguez secondary school, nearly 130 seventh graders can choose Chinese as an optional subject this semester starting on Monday. Chinese Ambassador to Cuba Ma Hui said the two countries have taken a significant step to develop their relations through culture and education. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): MA HUI, Chinese Ambassador to Cuba "I'm fully convinced that knowing about Chinese culture and language will bring many opportunities for students in the future." Over the years, the interest in studying Chinese has grown in

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