China Daily – Colin Speakman
“Meanwhile, the study of Mandarin is growing significantly, both outside China and by students coming to study in the world’s second largest economy, and certainly Western business executives know the maxim: You can buy in China in any language, but to sell you need the local language. However, although Mandarin may well be the business language of the future, it will take time, and today the reality remains that English is still the language of international business and China’s continued economic development will benefit from more citizens learning English.”(more)