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China's economic rise means the world has a new second language- and it isn't english but chinese. While english may be the only internationallylanguage, millions of tongues are wagging over what is rapidly becoming thw world's other lingua franca: Mandrin. Just as Americans started studying Japanese in droves in the 1980's when Japan's economy was ascendant, so today, as China rises, the world is embracing Mandrin. In fact it is estimated that Chinese is spoken by one out of six people on earth today.

Since Mandrin may soon become an international language in the near future, the chinese themselves, especially Singaporeans should be thankful for chinese education offered to us since young. This would not only allow us to recognise our roots, but also, useful in the near future when we get into the job industry.