“Promoting Mandarin doesn't mean the authorities will get rid of local dialects.”
Chen Zhangtai
“It (the promotion of Mandarin) aims to ensure national cohesion and facilitate communication for people from different regions.”
“Mandarin has to be used as the main language, especially at school.”
Zhang Shiping
“Getting to the stage where over half of the people can speak Mandarin is still a key success.”
“My first roommate was from Hong Kong and spoke perfect English. He also spoke Mandarin and Cantonese but wanted to learn business and legal terms, ... My second roommate was from Northern Ireland. He had taught English in Japan for two years but wanted to work in China.”
Cheryl Baker
“China is an opening market. Job opportunities would just explode for someone who spoke English and Mandarin.”
Ken Smith
“Employers tend to find foreign educated, Mandarin speaking graduates attractive,”
David Arkless
