The last two decades have seen a tremendous rise in the strength of the Chinese economy and its interconnection with the global economy. During the same period, China’s reserves of foreign currency have grown immensely to become the world’s biggest. Therefore, it’s no surprise that people in many countries are becoming more and more interested in doing business with China and, in order to do so, they are looking to learn the Chinese language.

Napoleon Bonaparte once said that “China is the sleeping giant. Let her lie and sleep, for when she awakens she will tremble the world.” Nearly two centuries after that visionary statement of the legendary man, China’s dormant economy has emerged so dramatically that the economic power held by the country now directly affects and facilitates the pace of the global market. Read the rest of this entry »