Choose editionSingaporeInternationalSign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developmentsSince the late 1970s, China has embraced teaching English as crucial to its efforts to open up to the rest of the world. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESTiffany May and Berry WangPublished Sep 16, 2026, 01:30 PMUpdated Sep 16, 2026, 01:44 PMHONG KONG – It started earlier in September when a math teacher in China posted a call on social media for the study of English to be made optional in schools across the country.Children were frantically learning English even before they had mastered their native tongue, he said, adding that Chinese people should stop their “blind worship of foreign imports”.See more onGet unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroomNews titles published by SPH MediaMDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.
In the age of AI, some in China wonder if learning English is worth the trouble
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