The media: British executives cluster Confucius institute

bloomberg July 28 article, the original question: mandarin be required courses, British executives the Confucius institute of Nottingham university graduates gathers every week in London Powell economic and political college learning Chinese. "China is the future," starting in September last year, an accounting firm in Germany accepted accounting training, he said.As British companies to cut domestic spending and expanding business in China, YingZi enterprise and professional interest in Chinese boom. June this year the HSBC group announced it will cut 700 jobs in the UK, but a month before the company says in the next five years will be in China and Singapore 2000 new employees. British luxury brand BaBaoLi says, in the second quarter of this year 30% sales growth in China and the growth rate for other market 2 times.According to the Chinese mission to the British embassy introduction, now has 100000 British people are learning Chinese, 54 British university to set up Chinese language course, among them 7 have Chinese professional. By the end of last year, Britain has has 13 Confucius institute. HSBC and standard chartered by the bank of England to provide such as part of the Confucius institute sponsored London business, is the world's first purpose-built to business teach Chinese language and Chinese business culture of the Confucius institute, the number of students has been founded in 2006 when from just twenty of the increase to 100 now many people. The college students is the first of the HSBC group chairman and now Britain before the commerce, the ministry responsible for trade secretary Stephen green.wholesale sunglasses "He do that is to set an example to more people," college LiuHong (sound) director said.in addition to the Chinese, the college is also taught to do business in China, the key cultural and etiquette."I hope I can in the western and Chinese business culture bridge between," Powell said. And President HongJiYuan HSBC Singapore said: "the most pleasant is to use the mother tongue and colleagues. When they don't have to adapt to communicate a different culture, will act more easy.