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Chinese, It’s the New Spanish
Excellent article. Mandarin Chinese is slowly becoming more important with China re-balancing from an export driven to a more consumption-based economy. Chinese people love US (and European) brands. Fake products are more and more sneered upon. Companies in the US will need people who are familiar with the culture and the language in order to take advantage of this. So it is not a bad idea that kids learn some Chinese. The author is right that adults should too. It is doable! The article is right that Mandarin is very different from Roman Languages, e.g. French. But that does not mean that it is that much harder. The characters are at first unfamiliar. But, the grammar is very simple. http://www.gurulu.com/en— January 19, 2012 7:34 a.m.