<p>Back to the topic at hand – PRUNEFACE, it’s likely that knowing Chinese would be a valuable asset in many international businesses, give the ascendancy of the Chinese economy. It would also be valuable in the State Department (and CIA, for that matter), which is why there is funding available for study abroad in China. It’s likely to be a far more practical language than French, for example, which my D1 studies (D2 takes Mandarin and Spanish - both much more practical).</p>