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Beijing has scrapped plans to require all kindergartens to offer English by 2015. Image from http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/

Beijing has scrapped plans to require all city kindergartens to offer English language training by 2015, the China Daily and other news sources report.

A shortage of qualified teachers was sited as one of the primary obstacles to realizing the ambitious plan, which was proposed last July as part of an internationalization project by the city's municipal foreign affairs office.

Other bits and bobs remain on the plan, which if realized will help the city's overall strategy to make the city more hospitable to international visitors and residents.

Among the plans to be realized by 2015:

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