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[quote=CHRISWAUGHBJ,229579]I think somebody needs to pay more attention to his username. The Chinese government is now trying to rapidly increase investment in renewable sources of energy, such as wind energy, and is also trying to reform China's mode of development from the purely extractive model used now (extract resources, make product, dump waste) to a circular, sustainable model (waste becomes a resource). Sure there's a lot of inertia to overcome- bureaucratic, social, and economic, but I'm betting that China will continue to be an exciting place to live for quite some time yet and people like you and I won't find ourselves needing to learn the Next Big Language to rescue our careers sometime in our middle age.

Of course, I could be wrong...
And I'm always open to learning a new language regardless of its economic importance.... now when were my school's Russian classes? The boss said it'd be ok for me to sit in on them.....

Anyway, what worries me about the Chinese economy is the current emphasis on cheap, unskilled labour churning out cheap, low-end products for export. Another area the Chinese government is trying to change, of course, by stimulating domestic demand and encouraging high-end, high-tech and innovative industries, but once again there's a lot of inertia to be dealt with.
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