As I know, English has been taught in Chinese schools since the early 20th century. Most of those teachers were missionaries from Great Britain and the U.S.A.. My father who used to be a university professor of English began to be interested in English by the inspiration of an American priest who was propagating Christian mission in his village. He loved English so much， kept learning English and graduated in English department of Zhejiang University in 1947, when few Chinese people obtained such education. Latter, many Chinese scholars like my father , even me , have been contributing their whole lives to the career of teaching English by translating English teaching theories and methods and training Chinese students in a bilingual way , which makes them more easily to learn.
But if you need to grasp a purer foreign language , you should learn from those who are well educated native language speakers. In fact, it is apparently far from satisfaction for most of the Chinese teachers of English who have been learning English from books not from the true life. Then from the early 1980s, as the carrying out of the Chinese open-door policy , more and more native English teachers taught English in China. At that time , English teachers were so needed that even an English speaking house wife could stand in front of a Chinese class to just simply tell something about her native culture and folks. They did not even need to speak a single Chinese. However, I had a better chance to learn from some American professors in the education college.
Now , things have changed a lot , those who are allowed to teach English in Chinese school should , of course , be well educated in English language with proper degrees and credentials ( but not necessary to speak a single Chinese word ). At the same time , more and more Chinese teachers of English have chances to go abroad to study English. It is true that as the increase of communication , Chinese people have much better chances to learn much better English.

近年， 中国大陆经济突飞猛进令世人刮目相看。 中国与世界交往越频繁， 对世界的影响就越大。同时，为求生存，求发展而奔向天涯海角的千万中国大陆移民所带来的中国大陆文化也给海外文化增添了不少多元的色彩。这样一来，“本是同根生”的繁体中文和简体中文之间因使用群体结构发生变化， 引起了不少的争议。我认为，作为记录语言的工具，文字只不过是一种唯人所用的不断变化的载体罢了。无论繁简，汉字的生存和发展都取决于未来使用汉语不同群体的中国人。
一方面，历经5000年沧桑，作为传统的汉字，从表形到表意，从甲骨文到楷行书， 繁体字体现了千秋灿烂的中华文化，凝聚了世代中国人民的勤劳智慧。其寓意深邃，功能丰富；其形构严密， 极具美感。繁体字在港澳台及海外地区保留和沿用印证了它所具有非凡的生命力。 然而， 繁体字笔划繁多，难记，难写，广大的劳苦大众难以掌握，我们的前辈丁字不识者比比皆是。加上旧时代没有先进的文字处理设备，编排查检当然事倍功半。
另一方面， 近代五四新文化运动唤起一浪一浪的文字革命，为千百万工农所用的简化汉字也成了另一种历史之必然。中国共产党执政以规范的简化汉字不但一扫全国百分之八九十的文盲， 而且为促成汉字的拼音国际化作出了积极的革命性的贡献。过去五十多年，中国大陆的汉语工作者为实现中华民族统一的语言呕心沥血， 培育出良好规范的语言环境，同样弘扬了中华民族的伟大文化。 不过，由于汉字简化牵涉到非常多方面的问题，引发出许多不规范的用法。同时与之相配合的汉语拼音方案也有许多缺陷，造成普及的困难。
无论如何，繁简里两体字在海内外十几亿中国人中并存并用，成为近代中华文化的一大特色。现在如果把中文作为一门外语工具来学的话， 当然要看学习的目的来取舍繁简体了。如果你要和中国大陆的人沟通， 你要学简化字；如果你要和港澳台及部分海外人士打交道， 那么你就得学繁体字了。我个人认为尽管白菜萝卜各有所爱，不同群体不同选择，为何不能把繁简汉字都视为咱们中华民族共同的财富，互相学习，互相理解呢？把繁简之争引申为政治斗争如同室操戈，兄弟阋墙，相煎何太急！至于繁简两体何去何从，让未来创造历史的中国人民去决定吧。

I am very delighted to welcome Ms. Tomodachi who is studying at Five Branches Chinese Medicine Institute here in Santa Cruz, California . Yes nowadays , learning 针灸，气功 and 太极拳 is very popular here in the U.S.A. People will realize that Chinese Medicine theory is another profoundity. Just imagine how generations of Chinese doctors have been tasting all kinds of plants and grass , experiencing various of symtoms in 5000 years and summing up such great medical theory ! Isn't it weathy to learn ?
But if you would like to enter this profound garden , you need the key , which is the language itself. So I strongly recommend that those are interested in Chinese medicine should seriously study Chinese language for their exploration .

Today China has become the largest manufacturing base in the world because of her huge labor resources and intelligent working forces. Most of the products displaying on the shelves of the American shopping malls show the production location sign with Made in China , which exactly means the products themselves were manufactured in China. You can then imagine how many businesses have been involving this global economy process. These years many economic giants like Walt Mart , Nike, etc. have set up their regular business bases in China. Even though the main supplying markets have been occupied by those giants , small business also have chances by exploring the huge labor markets in China.
Before I came to the U.S.A. many of my friends who were owners of those small Chinese private enterprises asked me the same questions :” Can you try to find some business channels for us in the U.S.A .? ” Everybody is eager to explore business abroad because for one hand, in China, industries of all fields have been growing up in the last decades , many people would like to establish their own businesses. For those who have some technology or a little bit money , they usually like to set up a factory processing products for others, for those who have no special skills , they would probably chose to run a trade company and be an agent between other enterprises. So, you can see thousands of small factories located in some humble manufacturing worksites near the cities and various of little stores lined along the streets . Competition is apparently painful . People would turn outward the market abroad to look for more chances. On the contrary , this will give the overseas businessmen more attractions and choices.
On the other hand, because of lacking of legal or credit guarantee , enterprises used to meet serious credit problems in doing domestic businesses . The so called “Triangle Debt” problems which had been forming a vicious cycle embarrassed entrepreneurs in many businesses especially the smaller ones. While doing the abroad businesses would be more possible for them to receive their profits than doing the domestic businesses . Comparatively most of the foreign businesses are more trustable with their better regulations and reputations. So many small Chinese enterprises are long for getting the foreign orders ,which naturally stimulates the exports of the country .
Nowadays , more and more foreign investments and businesses pour into China, bringing with more and more advanced administrative regulations such as certifications , inspections and monitorings . Factories involved the production of their orders should not only provide their prices but also evaluations of their working ,environment and legal conditions. At the same time, many Chinese enterprises have grasped more and more advanced production administrative skills and formed their series regular foreign trade procedures from quotations to shipments , which eventually strengthens these enterprises themselves. They have become the good examples for thousands of small enterprises, which have been executing irregular ways , to change their demoded ideas and business administrations .
One day , a friend of mine asked me :” As the prices of administration , the salaries of the labor and the general costs of the productions rise, will it possible for those foreign investments and businesses to quit ? ¡± I said ¡° Yes. But no matter how , China has the largest labor resources than any other countries , which stands for an unquestionable advantage . And only regular , stable , well trained , technical , experienced working forces can guarantee the tractility of the business. What do you think, then ?”