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Education officials visiting from China are conveying a simple message to Hawai'i's educators and parents: Have your kids learn Mandarin Chinese. It will do them good.
Hawai'i is uniquely positioned to benefit from China's expanding trade with the United States and the world, said Cen Jianjun, deputy director general for the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
Great opportunities should arise in the business, education and tourism fields for Americans, and Hawai'i residents in particular, who are fluent in Mandarin Chinese, said Cen.
