China: Tianjin, China

BEIJING, China Dept: BEIJING, China - Thousands of people in China are trying to write their own ticket out of the country in French, according to Winnipeg Free Press. So, while learning French as an additional language is losing ground in many parts of the world even as Mandarin classes proliferate because of China's rise on the international stage many Chinese are busy learning how to say, "Bonjour, je m'appelle Zhang." In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 photo, an instructor teaches a French course in a classroom of Alliance Francaise, an organization that promotes French language and culture, in Tianjin, China. Thousands of people in China are trying to write their own ticket out of the country - in French. Chinese desperate to emigrate have discovered a backdoor into Canada that involves applying for entry into the country's francophone province of Quebec - as long as you have a good working knowledge of the local lingo. AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan Chinese desperate to emigrate have discovered a backdoor into Canada that involves applying for entry into the country's francophone province of Quebec as long as they have a good working knowledge of the local lingo. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.