[rbanffy]

China's emergence was inevitable - they have the numbers. Last one I heard was 200 million people in STEM careers alone. That's more than the entire US workforce.

I expect technological development to explode and my advice is for anyone interested in it to learn Mandarin. Including myself.

[MisterTea]

> I expect technological development to explode and my advice is for anyone interested in it to learn Mandarin. Including myself.

My father said the exact same thing in the 80's but it was Japanese.

[rbanffy]

China’s prospects are mic better - like I said, they have the numbers to outperform everyone else. Japan was a completely different case.