Most of the Howard County school board candidates said they support the expansion of Chinese-language programs in the schools, saying such a move would help students better compete in a global society.

“We have AP [Advanced Placement] Spanish, AP French and AP Latin. Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world. I don?t see why we can?t have AP Chinese, ” said Di Zou, one of 10 Board of Education candidates who attended a forum at Howard High School on Sunday in Ellicott City.

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