What are chinese people good for?
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Chinese (汉语/漢語, Pinyin: Hànyǔ; 华语/華語, Huáyǔ; or 中文, Zhōngwén) is a language (or language family) that forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. About one-fifth of the people in the world speak some form of Chinese as their native language.\n\nIn general, all varieties of Chinese are tonal and analytic. However, Chinese is also distinguished for a high level of internal diversity. Regional variation between different variants/dialects is comparable in many respects to the Romance language family; many variants of spoken Chinese are different enough to be mutually incomprehensible. There are between six and twelve main regional groups of Chinese (depending on classification scheme), of which the most populous by far is Mandarin (c. 800 million), followed by Wu (c. 90 million), and Cantonese (c. 80 million). The identification of the varieties of Chinese as "languages" or "dialects" is a controversial issue. If Chinese is classified as a single language rather than a group of languages, it has the largest number of speakers in the world; if not, Mandarin still holds that title, with Wu and Cantonese following at tenth and sixteenth places respectively.\n\nThe standardized form of spoken Chinese is based on the Beijing dialect, a member of the Mandarin group; it is described in the article "Standard Mandarin." Standard Mandarin is the official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China or Taiwan, as well as one of four official languages of Singapore (together with English, Malay, and Tamil). Chinese—de facto, Standard Mandarin—is one of the six official languages of the United Nations (alongside English, Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish). Spoken in the form of Standard Cantonese, Chinese is one of the official languages of Hong Kong (together with English) and of Macau (together with Portuguese).\n\nVernacular Chinese, which is most closely based on the Mandarin group, is the standardized written language used by speakers of all Chinese spoken variants. Some other variants, including Cantonese and Minnan, have also developed written forms that correspond more closely to the spoken form of those variants, though these are used predominantly in informal contexts.
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What is their choice really?  Either they do what China tells them or they offer nothing to the people there.  There is no way for them to improve conditions for the people of China if the government blocks and removes them?  Better to sacrafice and be seen then not sacrafice and be eliminated.  \n\nPeople think there is censorship and a lack of privacy here; have no idea what freedoms they enjoy compared to the people of China.
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I guess it depends on how good you are with languages :)\nYou should check out http://www.chinese-forums.com.  There are a lot of people with the same question.  Or go to http://www.chinese-forum.net , it's fairly new though.
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Foreigners are treated nicely in China because the Chinese do not want to "lose face" and be classified as a country who doesn't welcome foreigners. In big international cities like Shanghai, foreigners are less noticeable because there are so many visitors. In smaller cities, many might get stares because Chinese people don't see a blonde-hair, blue-eyed American everyday. But it's just curiousity. Sometimes they might even ask to take a picture with you because you're an American. Overall, Chinese people are very welcoming. On the other hand, when shopping at street markets, vendors might raise the price a little because you're a foreigner. But since the exchange rate is so good ($1 to 8 RMB), it doesn't make much a difference. Plus the Chinese people, were are pretty poor to begin with, need the money more.
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It is too hard to tell right now, but that does seem to be a good guess at this point.  Their economy is growing at an insane rate and their population makes the US look like a small village.\n\nOne problem for China though is the unity of the people.  From what I have heard, many of the Chinese in rural areas and in certain sections of the country do not feel a strong attachment to the government, and some even want independence.  The repressive government is also not helping matters.  With such a large area and so many people it is very difficult to maintain unity.\n\nIt will be interesting to see what happens, but I hope if the future does belong to China that it will be accompanied by rational and democratic reforms and an overhaul of their human rights policies (or lack of).
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It's good for a lot of people in big cities and in the coastal provinces, and for a few people in the countryside. The quality of life for everyone else is appalling.\n\nChina is kind of like all of North America rolled into one. Instead of Americans, they have Beijingren and Shanghairen and Nanjingren. Instead of Canadians, they have Harbinren. And instead of Mexicans, they have everybody else.\n\n(Not to say that the quality of life in rural China is as good as in Mexico... it really, really, isn't.)
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Because they recognize China as a business opportunity. You can sell American services and goods to China if you speak chinese!
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electricity, airplane, lightbulb, television, modern world etc.\n(although Chinese have a big contribuitions such as paper and gun powder, and Egyptians were very good egineers, obviously.)
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I find that the Chinese can be the most reflective nationality...The Japanese are the most careful when it comes to preservation and balance...The Koreans have the best language in the world, bar none...The Vietnamese have a pride and self-respect that is unmatched...The Filipinos have a strength that most others in their position would scarcely uphold... Hard to choose. Nice question. :)
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hi... am not much into facts but all i can give u is an overview.\nchina has one of the most skilled labor force in the world, and because of the sheer numbers, chinese labor is cheap.\ndue to the communist govt. everything is still very controlled.which is in a way good till the economy has achieved a safe growth rate. but on the flip side there are arguments that due to the lack of transparency, the facts could not be the best representations of the true picture.\nmore FDI (foreign direct investment) is pouring into China.\nnow that there is a big stress on learning english as a language, things are looking better.\nall in all, China is a very big economic force to reckon with.\nplease feel free to send me ur views as well....
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I think that in general, the Chinese do not really understand black people - they are trying though. China has given aid to quite a few countries in Africa but the majority still do not understand the psychic of the black person. The Chinese are rather reserved and when they do not understand you, they tend not to talk to you as much. \n\nBTW, some of the jews that came to Shanghai in the 1940s were assimilated into the culture (Shanghai was the only city accepting the Jews in WW2). China has a very strong culture and most other peoples who go there and stay for a long period get assimilated into the Chinese culture.
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Asian Americans are good for people from oriental descent. American Indian is more difficult to evaluate but is good for Native Americans. Hispanic according to what they told me is for people that descend from countries colonized by Spain or Spain.
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Where do they spend their money?  China has opened her borders but her people still suffer.  Obviously the government is benefitting but most likely because of corruption the advantages don't trickle down.  \n\nAny time a country transitions from an agricultural lifestyle to an industrial one there will be a flocking to the cities for work but high unemployment.  Asians are very hard workers.  The free enterprise system should bring the best out in them.  Perhaps the government should subsidize individual companies with start up funds as long as they hire X amount of employees.
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For those who do not understand the Chinese, think of the Chinese as eastern jews. Now multiply till you get 1.2 billion.....\n\nChinese put a huge emphasis on education, have a strong culture of their own, love money (strengths in trade and finance), strong family ties & it is hard to really break into their social circles. \n\nAdding to that, they have a history of innovation (compass, printing press, clock, seismograph, paper, gunpowder etc) and are now trying to go upmarket with their products. It is very likely that these people have the will and the ability to rule the economic world....perhaps not alone, but they will definitely be one of the major players.
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im chinese and well, i cant teach u here. this is a source thats sumwhat good.
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I think you are overlooking one major economic aspect. \n\nThere are something like 1.3 billion Chinese. \nFour times the number of people than in USA, within a much smaller geographic area than the USA. If the Chinese consumed resources at the same level those in the USA do, China would quickly collapse from lack of resources. \n\nThe Chinese family unit is also a bit different, in that they avg 1.2 children per household, compared to USA 2.6 kids per household. As such, through inheritance, the next generation of Chinese will be more wealthy than will the next generation of American. Several hundred years ago, it was this same concept of saving and wealth building through inheritance that made Britian that power that it was. \n\nSimplistic econ models that merely look at spending habits are incomplete and moronic, given the rate at which world resources are being consumed. The future will center around sustainable business practices and a much greater degree of consumer responsibility. \n\nBTW, anyone who has written an article that suggests that China is not a global economic power has their head clear up their....
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I'm fluent in English and I'm really interested in languages so I think Chinese would be grea to learn a great culture and civilization is good to be understood.\nEmail me at ahmedeldeeb@yahoo