by Kane Gao | Feb 21, 2018 | China business
Those who have spent a relatively long time (half a year or more) in China or have been frequently in touch with Chinese business partners might have found two things interesting: the general Chinese population are quite fond of the English language and tend to use it...
by Kane Gao | Aug 21, 2017 | China business
This sounds like a silly question. But I have seen somewhere on the interwebs people saying “China has more English speakers than the entire United States population, therefore it’s the largest English speaking country”. I assume the speculation is based on the fact...
by Simon Cousins | Jun 14, 2012 | China business
Since establishing our first North American office in NYC about a year ago, we’ve often been asked by new US-based clients for a “back to basics” overview of today’s China. We’re normally accustomed to providing deeper and narrower market...
by Simon Cousins | Jan 10, 2011 | Allegravita life
I’m passionate about language. One of the toys I’ll always love is “language”. Languages make pretty great toys with their unique natures and flexibility. There are wildly interesting worlds within all language systems. English is elastic, with layer upon...
by Simon Cousins | Jan 10, 2011 | Allegravita life
I am passionate about language. As a kid I used to have two recurring dreams. One was about waking up as a baby and realizing that the eight or so years I had thought I lived were really just a dream and I had to live the whole thing all over again. The other was...
