Nepal private schools mandate Mandarin after China's sponsorship

It is a good thing. So many Chinese tourists go to Nepal, and students can learn and do business with China, it will boost Nepal economy greatly. Nepals are going to Middle East for jobs now, because English is what they learn. English is mandatory in Chinese public and private school for ages.

Looks like India’s foreign policy is not that good after all.

I'm surprised they're mandating Mandarin rather than just starting with changing the views of students towards China.

You can lead a horse to water ...

Learning Mandarin is not easy, expect resistance from the students.

Learning to speak mandarin is not difficult and arguably the grammar is simpler than in English. Learning to read and write is difficult because of the quantity but characters are highly structured. It's interesting and I don't see what there should be any "resistance" from the students.

Nepal has a border with China, it does seem like a good idea to teach Chinese in schools. Like it makes sense for China to promote this.

The state of the media when this anecdote from a remote country makes headlines all over the place... With the usual suggestions of sinister motives.