Foreigners get say on cosmopolitan survey

Foreigners living and working in Beijing can now give their opinions on the language difficulties their face in capital as part of a new government survey.

Results of the poll, which has been launched by the foreign affairs office and will run until June, will go toward helping officials in building Beijing into an international city.

"Language can be a great barrier for foreigners in Beijing," said Zhang Qian, deputy director of the office and director of Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages.