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Looking for something else I came across this letter of mine published a couple of years ago in the Financial Times. I hadn't seen it before because it was behind a paywall but I guess they drop the wall after a certain time. Which makes sense. Get people engaged then hit them with a subscription request when they're looking at something more current.
I guess I gilded the lily a bit re my German which was always nicht so fliessend. But the rest would pass fact check and I needed to say what I did about French, Italian, etc, because I was making the point that knowing a European language is no hindrance to learning Chinese.
I stick by my conclusion: "Chinese repays study, in spades".
FWIW and ICYMI...
