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[Yasser76]

You two haven't fully understood what I meant.

English is an international language, that's a fact, and no one denies it. While my English is poor, that doesn't mean I don't acknowledge its international status.

For all Chinese pilots, including military and civilian pilots, fluency in English is an essential skill. Their English level is perfectly fine.

If you're a student learning from a Chinese teacher, English is the standard language of communication, which is perfectly acceptable. But if you want to learn more beyond the standard curriculum, then you need to understand Chinese and Chinese culture. Much of Chinese knowledge cannot be explained in English. And much deeper knowledge can only be understood in Chinese, and requires a very deep understanding of Chinese culture.

Of course, if you don't want to learn this part, you don't have to learn Chinese at all.

A real-world example:
In the early days of the PRC, the Soviet Union sent a large number of experts to assist China. Although these Soviet experts were equipped with dedicated translators, and some of them were also fluent in Chinese, a wave of Russian language learning swept across China. At that time, the vast majority of scientific and technological workers and highly educated individuals were required to learn Russian. The goal was simple: we had to learn the complete knowledge and deeply understand its underlying meaning, not just the superficial knowledge obtained through translation.

I understand now, thanks for the explanation