Civil servants must learn English
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>'<span word="an">an</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2015 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="international">international</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="burdensome">burdensome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approved">approved</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 2015.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conductors">conductors</span>, <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>, <span word="waiters">waiters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="post">post</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 40 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2015 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="converse">converse</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="document">document</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 120 <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="multilingual">multilingual</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>'<span word="an">an</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,000 <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p>
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