In Korea there are 160,000 students studying Chinese, up nearly two thirds over the past five years.
In Japan, more than 500 high schools off Chinese language courses - about 20,000 high school students are enrolled and do no better at Chinese than they do at English - but they try.
England offers a Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi - Chinese Language Level Test - it has seen a 57% increase in those who sit for this test in the past 5 years.
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