Chinese language use is seeing growth in Russia, Youth.cn reported on November 15, 2017.

 

中国青年网11月15日报道，汉语在俄罗斯的使用日趋增长。

 

Russia added Chinese language courses to the teaching syllabus¹ for intermediate compulsory² education at grade five and above for the first time earlier this month, and plans to develop a unified³ national examination of Mandarin⁴ Chinese.

 

According to the preliminary plan, year eleven graduates with a basic level of Chinese should be to speak in both formal and informal situations, read different genres⁵ of text, write personal letters and fill in forms.

 

A local tour guide told reporters that Chinese signs were added at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow this year, assisting both Chinese passengers and local staff, and allowing passenger movement to speed up significantly.

 

According to a staff member at the airport, a Chinese language phone app for the airport will be released and more Chinese restaurants will be added to the airport in the future.

 

The increased use of Chinese in Russia shows the influence of China and the deeper relationship between the two countries.

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