{"id":562,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:47","slug":"bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Bienvenue!Chinese Cop Wows Use Foreign Language For Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Former English-language teacher says it\u2019s his duty to be the friendly face of his city, while also upholding the law.  A traffic police officer in northwest China became an ambassador for his city recently after wowing tourists with his mastery of foreign<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Former English-language teacher says it\u2019s his duty to be the friendly face of his city, while also upholding the law.&nbsp; A traffic police officer in northwest China became an ambassador for his city recently after wowing tourists with his mastery of foreign languages, local media reported.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fhv7AvAQSbT4F-ufNA_5sOdHVN2J?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" height=\"361.25333333333333\" width=\"589\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors\/#Photo_Thepaper\" title=\"Photo: Thepaper\">Photo: Thepaper<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors\/#Photo_Jiangsuchinacomcn\" title=\"Photo:Jiangsu.china.com.cn\">Photo:Jiangsu.china.com.cn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors\/#Photo_newseastdaycom\" title=\"Photo: news.eastday.com\">Photo: news.eastday.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors\/#Photo_Shanghai_Daily\" title=\"Photo: Shanghai Daily\">Photo: Shanghai Daily<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors\/#Photo_Shanghai_Daily-2\" title=\"Photo: Shanghai Daily\">Photo: Shanghai Daily<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/bienvenuechinese-cop-wows-use-foreign-language-for-visitors\/#Photo_Internet\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Thepaper\"><\/span>Photo: Thepaper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Filmed by a news crew while on duty in Xian, capital of Shaanxi province, officer Yi Yang could be seen effortlessly switching between&nbsp; English and French as he conversed with people arriving in the city for the end of the Silk Way Rally 2017, news portal Cnwest.com reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"22.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FimvsrjGHOqxIgI4W2g4LoVgCYV-?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" height=\"367.85130111524165\" width=\"589\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Jiangsuchinacomcn\"><\/span>Photo:Jiangsu.china.com.cn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fn9qpgxzRKd0Ilb5mLUv6i9YBeTG?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" height=\"399.72055888223554\" width=\"589\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_newseastdaycom\"><\/span>Photo: news.eastday.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>\u201cAs a traffic police officer who knows foreign languages, it\u2019s my duty to &#8230; remind foreign visitors to abide by the traffic laws,\u201d Yi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, it\u2019s important to demonstrate the spirit of international friendship and show the friendly side of Xian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fregfz2635BVRwg_GShrl0akfcNV?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" height=\"333.2136150234742\" width=\"589\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Shanghai_Daily\"><\/span>Photo: Shanghai Daily<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>As well as English and French, Yi, who works with the Yanta Squad of Xian Traffic Police, is also happy chatting in Japanese and Russian, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy is awesome,\u201d an admirer wrote on Weibo, China\u2019s equivalent to Twitter, after seeing the video clip online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"5.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fi_4yxFGRd9Y7dH6Qp6ibd5SkM8j?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" height=\"339.70232558139537\" width=\"589\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Shanghai_Daily-2\"><\/span>Photo: Shanghai Daily<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yi was quoted as saying that before joining the police he worked as an English-language teacher. He majored in English at university and while there also taught himself Japanese, Russian and French.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is not the first time Yi has made headlines, however. 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