Originally Posted By: GarlyDog
It is my understanding that most Chinese don't even speak English.

Wouldn't bet on it. Among students and business-people, learning English is a big deal. And here's an eye-opener:

"In 20 years time, the number of English speakers in China is likely to exceed the number of speakers of English as a first language in all the rest of the world." — Gordon Brown, UK Finance Minister, 2005, during speech in Beijing.
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