China - World’s Second Largest Economy

 Mandarin now has emerged as the world’s must-have language. China is now the second largest economy in the world, Australia’s trade relationship with China is growing ever closer. According to ASPI The Strategist China was the destination for a record 40% of Australia’s exports in June 2019, and it is continue to rise. Learning their language would be the best way to open the doors to a lot of business opportunities with Chinese.

China also has the world’s largest population-1.3 billion people! And Mandarin is also a language that is spoken in many other countries other than China including Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. So if you know how to speak Mandarin, you can communicate with one third of the population on planet earth - The sheer size alone means the language will continue to be important for business in the future (Source: The Independant Magazine UK).

The Best Age to Learn Mandarin As A Second Language

“Studies by Harvard University confirm that the creativity, critical thinking skills, and flexibility of the mind are significantly enhanced if children learn a second language at a younger age. Preschool years, especially the first three years of life, are believed to be a vital period in a child’s life. This is when the foundations for attitudes, thinking, and learning, among others, are laid down."

Based on the information we gain in our first few years, everything we have learned grows later in life. Research has shown that 50% of our ability to learn is developed by age 4 and another 30% by age 8. This is why three-year-olds are encouraged to learn a second language.” (Source: The Best Age for Kids to Learn a Second Language).

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Royals and Influential Families are Rushing to Teach Their Kids Mandarin

It has already become a new trend to learn Mandarin in royal families and other influential families around the world. Some have dubbed it the royal families’ "smartest investment" to let their children to learn Mandarin at a young age, According to UK The Independant Magazine, Prince George, oldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, began to learn Mandarin as a second langauge at school when he was 4. Prince William himself also picked up some Mandarin to wish China a Happy Chinese New Year a few years back. Dutch Princess Catharina-Amalia, and Elisabeth, pincess of Belgium are also reported to be among the many royals that started learning mandarin at a yong age.

Learning Mandarin has been proven as a great investment in children’s education especially after U.S. President Donald Trump’s granddaughter successfully played her diplomatic role and facilitated Trump’s successful visit in 2017 to China by singing a Chinese song and reciting poetry in Mandarin.(Source: en.people.cn)

Therefore, invest for your child’s future by letting them learn mandarin now is THE wise move.