Canberra to emphasize education, language studies
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word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="schooling">schooling</span>, <span 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<span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="declining">declining</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yuanyuan">Yuanyuan</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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