Ministry supports Sino-French educational exchanges
China DailyWith a long history of educational exchanges between China and France, cooperation in the education sector will play an increasing role in promoting the development of Sino-French relations, an official with the Ministry of Education said. Yang Dan, director of the Ministry's Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, said recently that China will continue supporting Sino-French educational and cultural collaboration and will take steps to encourage more French students and scholars to come to China. In 1877, the Foochow Shipbuilding Institution in Fujian province sent the first batch of government- From March 1919 to the end of 1920, nearly 1,800 young students went to France in 20 batches, working while studying to seek ways to transform China. Meanwhile, the French language is also being taught at different levels in China, although the number of students learning French at primary schools is relatively low, according to the ministry.