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[quote=CHRISWAUGHBJ,228747]1: Why will the world require a common language?
2: Why should there be a competition between English and Chinese?

I see both happening, Chinese learning English and the world learning Chinese. I see this happening right now (of course, I live 500 metres from a university that specialises in teaching Chinese to foreigners). In fact, most of the foreigners I know here speak Chinese, to varying degrees of fluency, of course, but nevertheless, most of them speak Chinese. Yes, there are still plenty of dinosaurs around who still think they live in the days of foreign settlements and extraterritoriality, but I suspect (well, hope) that they're a dying breed. And of course, my job is teaching English.... to oil workers, most of whom will be travelling for work or training. So I see both happening.

Well, I also see some truth to the theory that English will become something like what Latin was in Europe during the Roman empire and through the Middle Ages, but I certainly don't see English replacing Chinese. I see Chinese becoming stronger and stronger, perhaps even challening English's dominance.[/quote]

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