Rise of China is Top Story of Past Decade
What was the most read news story of the past decade?
Neither the Iraq War, nor the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, according to an analysis by a US-based media tracking group.
It was the rise of China as an economic superpower.
The Global Language Monitor uses an algorithm to search print and electronic media for trends in word usage. The list was compiled based on the number of citations over the decade on the internet, in blogs and social media, as well as the top 50,000 print and electronic media sites.
“The rise of China to new economic heights has changed – and continues to challenge – the current international order,” said Paul JJ Payack, President and Chief Word Analyst of the Global Language Monitor. “It is with little surprise that its ongoing transformation has topped all other news stories in a decade bespotted by war, economic catastrophe, and natural disasters.”
It does not matter what you do. Business, education, the arts, politics, or what not. It is quite naturally that when you are planning for your development, you would want to take the rise of China into consideration.
One of the things that you may do is to learn the Chinese language. With proper system and guidance, learning Chinese can be a pleasant and rewarding endeavour. One of those systems that you may want to check out this Chinese learning resource.
You may also like to find out how to learn Chinese more effectively.
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April 7th, 2010 at 1:29 am
I think learning Chinese will definitely become a growth industry both online and in the public school systems. Each year the elementary schools are adding more Chinese language programs by the month. Before the recession, the numbers of new students learning Chinese was even higher than now.