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Learning to speak mandarin is not difficult and arguably the grammar is simpler than in English. Learning to read and write is difficult because of the quantity but characters are highly structured. It's interesting and I don't see what there should be any "resistance" from the students.

Nepal has a border with China, it does seem like a good idea to teach Chinese in schools. Like it makes sense for China to promote this.

The state of the media when this anecdote from a remote country makes headlines all over the place... With the usual suggestions of sinister motives.