American kids speaking Chinese like natives
By (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-03-30 17:14

After receiving precisely the same education as Chinese children, a dozen US students from an international school in the United States have shocked people in Chongqing Municipality with their fluent spoken Chinese.

The US students are here for first time in the country, but speak Mandarin fluently.

Liu Yafei, their teacher, said the school in the United States uses textbooks that Chinese students use here, aimed at fostering knowledge of both cultures.

The children will stay with Chinese families for five days in an exchange programme, the Chongqing Times reports.

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