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In a move to increase positive relations between the US and China , chin Obama has announced an initiative to support about five million more American students to speak the Mandarin language by 2020 . The initiative was announced during Chinese President h Jinping ’s recent visit to Washington D.C. , where Obama indicated hopes for 100 million children to be educated in Mandarin versus the 200,000 being educated presently .