The business of learning mandarin
<p><span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>.</p><p><span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Taiwanese">Taiwanese</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="developer">developer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mando">Mando</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="School">School</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="webcams">webcams</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="savvy">savvy</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> -- <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>."</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>. <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="four">four</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Institutes">Institutes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p>
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