形势喜人任重道远·笔谈·程棠回顾我国对外汉语教学事业的历史，观察当前的现状，我们对前景——世纪之交的对外汉语教学的前景，持十分乐观的态度。一种语言在世界上推广的程度，其使用人数的多寡，主要决定于政治、文化和经济这三大因素。当前，我国国际地位的空前提高... The situation is gratifying. There is a long way to go. · Pen Talks · Cheng Tong Recalling the history of teaching Chinese as a foreign language in our country and observing the current situation, we hold a very optimistic outlook on the prospect of teaching Chinese as a foreign language at the turn of the century. The degree to which a language is promoted in the world and the number of its users depends largely on the three major factors of politics, culture and economy. At present, the unprecedented increase of our country’s international status ...