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Since 1959, East Pyongyang No.1 Middle School in North Korea has offered a Mao Zedong class where students learn Chinese language and songs. This school has an exchange program with its sister school in Beijing, which provides a Kim Il-sung class .

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Since 1959, East Pyongyang No.1 Middle School in North Korea has offered a “Mao Zedong class” where students learn Chinese language and songs. This school has an exchange program with its sister school in Beijing, which provides a “Kim Il-sung class”.

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