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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Teach UK students about China to tackle knowledge ‘deficit’, say experts

Graduates wearing gowns and mortar boards at a graduation ceremony.
According to the report, the number of Chinese studies students has not increased in the past 25 years. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

Experts have called for additional government funding to build “China competency” in the UK education system in the face of “a severe national deficit” in China literacy and Mandarin speakers.

Despite the growing importance of China in the world, research by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) concluded the UK lacks sufficient knowledge and understanding of China to “make sensible decisions”.

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