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Madagascar’s Military Will Soon Learn to Say 你好 (Hello)

by Eric Olander

Officials in Madagascar’s Ministry of Defense will soon have the chance to study Mandarin thanks to a new program set up by the embassy’s new military office in Antananarivo. The objective of the course is to facilitate “broader, smoother and sounder communication” between the two militaries.

Read more on this story on the Global Times website.

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