Mandarin is now rapidly becoming a global language

KENSINGTON WADE in London, Britain's first English-Mandarin primary school, recruited its first batch of 15 students from Europe, the United States and South America recently. People's Daily comments:

The school, the first of its kind in Europe, is an epitome of the rising popularity of the Chinese language around the world. Mastering the Chinese language means advantages and opportunities in the job market and the business world, because the Chinese companies and projects related to China are on the rise around the world.

A recent survey by the British Council, the United Kingdom's international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities, shows Chinese has become the language that British parents want their children to learn most, and is considered "the most useful language for the future".