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BEIJING
Teaching Chinese
A college for teaching Chinese language to foreigners was set up on Saturday at Peking University.
Min Weifang, a faculty member at the university, said with China's development in recent years, more foreign students are coming to study the Chinese language and culture.
The main task of the college is to provide basic Chinese language education to foreign students to help them continue with further studies in different departments such as international politics, economics and culture.
The college is part of the Chinese Language Centre at the university, which has students from over 30 countries and regions.
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