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ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (APP):

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has said Pakistan and China are not only very close friends but strategic partners and with breaking the language barrier by teaching Chinese in Pakistani schools, people to people contacts will get further boost.This she said while speaking as chief guest at launching ceremony of China Radio International-Roots School System Confucius Classroom at Pak-China Friendship Centre, on Friday.The Minister said that on a diplomatic level, the two countries have a lot in common and support each other; however there has been a significant cultural and language barrier that has inhibited the inhabitants of both countries in forming close ties across the border.
She appreciated the joint initiative of CRI and Roots School which will bridge the cultural divide and break the language barrier between the two nations.

This new initiative which has the complete support on political and social level, will bring about great change in the bilateral relationship, she added.

The Minister said in Pakistan education has become a provincial subject and the Sindh government has taken the initiative to introduce Chinese language in its curriculum. “To strengthen bilateral relations, it is vital to ensure that our upcoming generations learn Chinese language and consolidate these ties even further”, she added.

Dr. Firdous said that she has observed that China has changed during the past 15 years and empowerment of youth and women were the main reason for change in China.

She said “We should also replicate the same model here for development of the country”.The Minister said that China is great friend and has always supported and patronized Pakistan.

The Minister stressed for enhanced cooperation between the Pakistani and Chinese media. She said that “international media was depicting negative image of Pakistan and it would be beneficial for us to boost cooperation with Chinese media”.

She thanked the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan for making announcement to donate the building of Chinese embassy in Islamabad for Media University.

Chinese Ambassador Liu Jian said Pakistan-China friendship is time-tested and both nations have the relationship of trust and sincerity.

He said the friendship between the two countries has a long history. “Over the past 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, thanks to the care and support from successive leaders and men of insight on both sides and the joint efforts of the governments and peoples of our two countries, we have established a high-quality strategic partnership of cooperation”, he added.

He said Chinese are proud to have such a great and sincere friend as Pakistan and people of China deeply cherish this friendship.
of insight on both sides and the joint efforts of the governments and peoples of our two countries, we have established a high-quality strategic partnership of cooperation”, he added.
He said Chinese are proud to have such a great and sincere friend as Pakistan and people of China deeply cherish this friendship.
 
I tried to learn Chinese as a child - more like an extra club in school...but back then not many people were interested so the club didn't continue...watched LOADS of Chinese dramas/ serials esp those dealing with Kung Fu! :P
 
First of all Pakistani people need to learn that there are 2 types of :china: languages. Mandarin and Cantonese
Second they also need to be taught about :china: culture. learning these 2 things will help them fit in if they have plans of going to China.
 
First of all Pakistani people need to learn that there are 2 types of :china: languages. Mandarin and Cantonese
Second they also need to be taught about :china: culture. learning these 2 things will help them fit in if they have plans of going to China.

In fact there are a LOT of Chinese dialects, not just Mandarin and Cantonese. You also have Hokkien, Hakka, Wu, Teochew, Xiang, and a lot of others.

But anyone who wants to learn Chinese should learn "Standard Chinese" (Mandarin) since most Chinese people can understand it. It acts as a "Lingua Franca" or bridge language.
 
In fact there are a LOT of Chinese dialects, not just Mandarin and Cantonese. You also have Hokkien, Hakka, Wu, Teochew, Xiang, and a lot of others.

But anyone who wants to learn Chinese should learn "Standard Chinese" (Mandarin) since most Chinese people can understand it. It acts as a "Lingua Franca" or bridge language.

I agree but Learning Mandarin in Queens NY doesn't help much.Most of the chinese people there speak Cantonese.
Btw why do my Chinese friends keep saying the chinese culture is vanishing from china? What's up with that? :what:
 
I agree but Learning Mandarin in Queens NY doesn't help much.Most of the chinese people there speak Cantonese.

The older generation of Chinese immigrants are mostly from southern coastal Chinese provinces like Guangdong, which is why they speak Cantonese.

But if you speak to them in Mandarin they will most likely understand enough to communicate.

Btw why do my Chinese friends keep saying the chinese culture is vanishing from china? What's up with that? :what:

Modernization generally leads to people no longer following the old ways.

I still do practice Ancestor Worship (during the Qingming Festival for example), but I don't really believe in it. It's more of a cultural ritual than anything else, to visit the graves of my ancestors and to bow three times in front of it. Or burning Underworld Bank notes so our Ancestors can receive it, lots of overseas Chinese still do that.

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But I don't think of it as "losing culture". I prefer to think of it as "evolving culture".

It is still Chinese culture (and still impossible as ever for most foreigners to understand) but it is evolving with the times.
 
In fact there are a LOT of Chinese dialects, not just Mandarin and Cantonese. You also have Hokkien, Hakka, Wu, Teochew, Xiang, and a lot of others.

But anyone who wants to learn Chinese should learn "Standard Chinese" (Mandarin) since most Chinese people can understand it. It acts as a "Lingua Franca" or bridge language.

Looks like an old thread but are there private schools in Pakistan which offer Chinese subject to students? Are there enough Chinese teachers in Pakistan??
 
Where is this wu spoken. Are Hakka and Cantonese different.

Wu Chinese is mostly spoken in areas like Shanghai, Zhejiang province and the southern part of Jiangsu.

And Cantonese and Hakka are two separate Chinese dialects. Cantonese is the major dialect of Guangdong, and Hakka is spoken in eastern Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, etc.
 
Probably they should also start teaching Russian,French,Persian and Spanish too. These are also great languages and also don't forget Turkish……:pissed:
These people are outta mind :suck:
Child speak Sindhi,Baluchi,Punjabi,Saraiki or Pashtu at home.
Then leans Arabic to read Quran.
Then Urdu and English at school.
WTF they want from them?? :lol:
Now soon we i guess will be learning 6th language too after chineese i guess which would be most pribably Turkish :coffee:
nd how can they teach 4 language at school at same time???? :sick:
 
Probably they should also start teaching Russian,French,Persian and Spanish too. These are also great languages and also don't forget Turkish……:pissed:
These people are outta mind :suck:
Child speak Sindhi,Baluchi,Punjabi,Saraiki or Pashtu at home.
Then leans Arabic to read Quran.
Then Urdu and English at school.
WTF they want from them?? :lol:
Now soon we i guess will be learning 6th language too after chineese i guess which would be most pribably Turkish :coffee:
nd how can they teach 4 language at school at same time???? :sick:

English is enough as a single foreign language, one don't need to master one extra foreign language.

Wu Chinese is mostly spoken in areas like Shanghai, Zhejiang province and the southern part of Jiangsu.

And Cantonese and Hakka are two separate Chinese dialects. Cantonese is the major dialect of Guangdong, and Hakka is spoken in eastern Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, etc.

You once somewhere wrote that you are Hakka but speak Cantonese. Are there any Chinese dialects unintelligible with any other dialect.
 
Looks like an old thread but are there private schools in Pakistan which offer Chinese subject to students? Are there enough Chinese teachers in Pakistan??

I think mandarin is taught by Pakistani teachers. They do have Chinese chefs in pakistan who teach Pakistanis how to make Chinese dishes but none of them will ever learn how to use chop sticks to eat because of laziness.
 
You once somewhere wrote that you are Hakka but speak Cantonese. Are there any Chinese dialects unintelligible with any other dialect.

Yes my ancestry is Hakka (a group originally from North China), but my family have lived in Southern China so long that we now speak Cantonese as our mother tongue. It's not uncommon, since when the Hakka migrated to Southern China a lot of them ended up in the Eastern part of Guangdong.

Are there any Chinese dialects unintelligible with any other dialect.

Yes. Mandarin and Cantonese for example are not mutually intelligible, due to the significant geographic distance between the two.

Some dialects are mutually intelligible and some aren't. But depending on your experience with the other dialect, you can guess quite well. Or if worst comes to worst, they can just write it down in Chinese characters, which are shared between all Chinese dialects.
 

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