Which language is more "sought after"? Russian vs. Mandarin vs. Japanese vs. Arabic

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<li>The US is not in economic decline.</li>
<li>The US is not the only country which has English as a predominant language.</li>
<li>English is far more prominent in most countries than Japanese. The only exception I can think of would be Japan.</li>
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