Is machine readable passport now compulsory to enter China?

Salam Miss Nida, My name is farhan and i am from LAHORE , Pakistan
I want to study chinese language from a chinese college or university

i heard almost all Chinese Universities offer free Chinese language course to foriegn students who want to learn chinese in china

will you help me , when you go back to your University just get some information about this from your University and just tell me about it

Its a Help

I need this help

I dont know you and you also dont know me

I just see this message from you asking some thing
I also need this Information
may be some one else also looking for this

and if you get information about this and post it
may be lot of others get help from you

Just think about it

and try to help

thanks in advance
Bye