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Cuba Launches Mandarin Chinese Classes in High Schools

Cuba’s Ministry of Education announced this week that it would import Chinese teachers into high school classrooms to teach children Mandarin as part of an expanded “educational exchange” program with Beijing, the Spain-based Diario de Cuba reported on Tuesday.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands at

Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas at People Protesting Tear Gas

Residents of the Hong Kong district of Tuen Mun on Monday held a demonstration outside police headquarters to protest weird odors emanating from the facility and making people sick. The odors were thought to be a product of tear gas testing. When the crowd of unhappy residents allegedly committed acts of vandalism, the police responded by spraying them with tear gas.

HONG KONG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21: Pro-democracy protesters run after police fired tear gas

Report: China to Remove Hong Kong Chief in March

The Chinese Communist Party is preparing a plan to remove Carrie Lam, the least popular chief executive in Hong Kong history, but will wait some time so as to not appear to be ceding to protests, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Hong Kong leader hopes peaceful rally presages 'return to calm'