SCOOP: State Department expanding footprint on China, with plans to add dozens of new officers in DC & at embassies abroad tasked with monitoring all things China, all the time. @JackDetsch and I report:https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/21/state-department-china-desk-counter-beijing/ …
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State has a strong Mandarin slate, it’s the IC where it’s a problem.
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What I'm curious about is whether they'll staff up from the small pool of people strong in the language, bite the bullet and send this expanded staff to DLI (or wherever) for two years, or just decide that three years' college equivalent means proficiency.
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