Posted on 09/03/2024 2:02:50 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Monday that his "young family members" are fluent Mandarin Chinese speakers.
"Some of my family members, the little ones, speak Chinese too—they speak it fluently," Putin told students at a secondary school in Kyzyl, the capital of the Republic of Tuva, about 2,800 miles east of Moscow. The school offers instruction in both Russian and Tuvan languages, according to the Kremlin.
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Putin did not specify which of his family members speak Mandarin Chinese, the world's second most widely spoken language with 1.1 billion speakers. He mentioned the importance of learning this language from a Russian economic perspective amid growing ties with its quasi-ally China.
"Now we have a growing interest in the Chinese language. Why? Because there are a lot of contacts! Business is developing, a lot of partners are appearing between Russia and China. We already have a trade turnover of $230 billion, and the volume is increasing," he said to students.
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Biden say his son likes choking young Chinese girls, so there’s that.
Brandon’s do. Strange.
There is an elementary school near me that half the day is taught in Chinese and half in English. It’s not just for Chinese students.
My daughter learned Manderin. It’s becoming more popular than French and German.
Not too surprising, seeing the state of world trade, and China literally being Russia’s next door neighbor.
Similar to kids in California becoming fluent in Spanish.
But... but... our kids in America know about preferred pronouns!
Sounds like pandering, but then again probably a good idea considering the future “historical” backed “annexations “ that are about to happen.
Side question compared to learning to speak mandarin, how difficult is it to learn to write it?
They had best speak Chinese.
China will shortly be russia’smaster due to Putin repeat stupidity.
Smart Leadership.
Inside the huge land mass called Russia live many groups with their own religion, laguage and history.
So long as folks do not have to bake a wedding cake for other folks
So what? We have tampons in the boy’s head here in the good ol USA.
China stronk!
LOL!!
The irony - and hypocrisy - of your post is deafening.
A Polish teacher I met in France, touring with a high school group, told me several years ago that more kids in her school were studying Chinese than English
So are Trump’s.
Both sides appear to be playing into China’s hands, yes.
Well, they share a 3,000 mile border so not surprising.
The Chinese aren’t learning to speak Russian.
How do you know they aren’t? 😉
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