Chinese language courses gaining popularity in Madagascar

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Chinese language courses gaining popularity in Madagascar

STORY: Chinese language courses gaining popularity in Madagascar DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Confucius Institute at the University of Antananarivo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): ONINIAINA ANDRIAMAMONJY, Executive assistant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ONINIAINA ANDRIAMAMONJY, Executive assistant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): RAVO, Student 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): MIRADO, Student 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (French): ONINIAINA ANDRIAMAMONJY, Executive assistant STORYLINE: Nearly 20,000 people have taken Chinese language courses in the various training establishments attached to the Confucius Institute at the University of Antananarivo since its creation in 2008. SOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): ONINIAINA ANDRIAMAMONJY, Executive assistant "The number of Chinese language graduates from this institute has almost quadrupled in 10 years for only Antananarivo establishment. That's to say: it went from 30 to 111 students." Two years after its creation, the annexes of

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