Call me a bigoted "ghost"
but this scares the Hell outta me
Three to five times more Latin Americans are studying Chinese today compared to five years ago...
“It’s the language of the future for commercial and industrial transactions and for foreign trade,” said Zelma Wong, the administrator who decided to begin offering Chinese at San Marcos. “In 10 years, China will be a world power. That will mean economic development for Peru.”
Not a day passes in Latin America, it seems, without news of a major Chinese investment in the region, a visit by a high-ranking Chinese government or trade official or a trip by a Latin American official to China.
Learn English - bahahahahaha. Learn Chinese - hey, sure seguro.
ThanQ Digger
UPDATE: Though this makes things a touch better…
PHILADELPHIA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Unocal Corp. [UCL.N] endorsed a sweetened $17 billion takeover offer from Chevron Corp., preferring it to a higher bid from China’s state-run CNOOC Ltd.
Puts CAFTA in a whole new light, doesn’t it?
If we don’t make the necessary inroads into trade with the Southern Hemisphere, China WILL.
Posted by Gullyborg on 07/22/05 at 09:36 PMThis is why I hang around with you, Gully— that steel-trap mind.
Does that necessitate the whole open borders thing, tho? Or is that part of the Zorro Government’s overt blackmail policy?
Gotta admit—I’d rather learn more Spanish than any Chinese.
Posted by Claire on 07/23/05 at 09:39 AM
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