By Kelum Bandara | Daily Mirror
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The minister said he had already started the teaching of the Chinese language at Lumbini Vidyalaya in Colombo.“This is funded by China. We will expand it to other schools. The Chinese language will be one of the most dominant languages in the world in the future. Therefore, we must teach it to our children,” he said.
Mr. Gunawardane made these comments while speaking at the ceremony to mark the filling of water to the Hambantota harbour -- a project funded by China. Besides, China is also funding the coal power plant in Norochcholai and the construction of the second international airport in Mattala.
China is now the world’s largest exporter and economists say it is expected to overtake Japan very soon to become the world’s second largest economy, next to the United States.
© Daily Mirror
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