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Old 11-13-2005, 11:10 PM  
Redrob
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Mandrin will be a player in the world markets; but, the Chinese only want to buy our raw materials and sell us cheap shit. If you want to be a manufacturer's rep for a Chinese company, the Chinese language is also good. If you want to sell USA goods in China, you will have a very hard time as most Chinese have relatives in USA already in place to provide their needs. Unless you have a very unique product, forget it.

On the other hand, the Japanese are on the verge of making a real comeback in the world market now that they are coming out of their depression. The market for Japanese goods is hot all over the world and the Japanese love our culture. With the exchange rate for the US$ in the toilet, the Japanese are poised and ready to begin acquiring USA goods and services again. If you speak Japanese, you can work the markets on both sides of the ocean as supply and demand will be increasing in the near future.

If you really want the edge, take some of both languages and do shortrun production for Japanese companies in China and export to USA and Europe. You will stay very busy.
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