Firm eager to meet nation's steady demand for English
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SHANGHAI - When Shanghai schools reopened for a new season in September, 30 government officials were among the students preparing to take courses.
The officials, most of them either deputy district or deputy bureau chiefs, were at the school honing their English in pursuit of Shanghai's goal of becoming an international financial hub.
Paul Blackstone, the chief executive of Wall Street English China, which provides training in English, said he sees nothing unusual in the officials' interest in the language. He said he has seen many changes in the Chinese demand for English training in the past decade.
