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Old Dec 21, 2019 | 4:27 pm
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Originally Posted by A318neo
As far as travel use, however, I don't see Mandarin Chinese as useful except in Taiwan. I don't plan on visiting the mainland any time soon.
Mandarin will give you access to many of the business elite in SE Asia.

FWIW, the younger Chinese generations in Malaysia are learning Mandarin at school. Not sure how long the other dialects will last.
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