University sets languages target

To meet the State's strategic needs, China's leading foreign language university plans by 2020 to offer instruction in the languages of all countries that have diplomatic relations with China.

About 95 languages are spoken in these 175 countries.

"With its expanding economy and increasing global role, China urgently needs people with capabilities in less commonly taught languages in various fields, including homeland security, foreign affairs, international trade and cultural exchange," said Peng Long, president of Beijing Foreign Studies University.