BusinessChinese Test (hereinafter referred to as "BCT") is a standardizedexam sponsored by Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters and developed and implementedby the Chinese Testing International Co., Ltd. (CTI). Following the principle of "utility focused,listening and speaking oriented, ability valued, and workplace positioned", itstrives to fit the actual situation in business and use practical languagecontent as a vehicle to examine candidates' ability to use Chinese to deal withthe needs of the working environment.