Better communication

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has decided to popularize bilingual education in its southern region and rural areas.

By 2020, the regional authorities hope, students of all ethnic groups would be effortlessly able to speak putonghua, whose pronunciation is based on the Beijing dialect and standardized Chinese characters created in 1955.

Language is a tool for communication and better opportunities. That explains why English is taught at Chinese schools and putonghua is being studied overseas.