Learning Chinese brings opportunities, ambassador says

Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese ambassador to Britain, says learning the Chinese language brings several opportunities.

He made the remarks at the launch of a Confucius classroom at Mid Yell Junior High School, in Scotland's Shetland Islands, on May 1.

He said there are 29 Confucius institutes across Britain, and last year alone, these institutes and Confucius classrooms enrolled 160,000 students, hosted 4,074 cultural events and drew over 1 million visitors and participants.