As China continues to grow and assume its role as economic and military co-leader of the world - so does its need to have more of her people speak English.

If Miss Hornby is correct, it seems that in China's military

"We need English for better communications with the other U.N. personnel and teams," peacekeeping veteran Liu Zhao said, in fluent English, as he showed reporters around a compound modeled on the Chinese camp in Darfur.

"The relatively low English standards of peacekeepers" ranks after general security issues and a lack of trained teachers with peacekeeping experience among the challenges they face, Kui said.

Well, guys.....I guess this means that not a single one of you qualifies as a potential hire to teach English to the China Military Services because, almost to a person, none of you is qualified to teach, and with the added qualification of "peacekeeping experience,"
a potential new venue for bilking the Chinese out of money, the door of opportunity is slammed in your face. Too bad.

More English needed as China steps up peacekeeping
Lucy Hornby, Reuters http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/6494185/more-english-needed-as-china-steps-up-peacekeeping/