Why study Chinese in Taiwan? Simple: It’s the world’s largest language. That’s right, larger than English in terms of native speakers! Another reason: in the ever-changing world, all economists today recognize the diminishing role of the United States in the world economy, and the rising role of China. Chinese is an invaluable language to study in the modern age. Jobs in finance, real estate, medical, science, and other fields even within Western countries are starting to demand bilingual ability in Chinese to coincide with English. To remain competitive in the modern economic world, it is critical to learn a second language other than English, and there is no better choice than Chinese.

That said, many in the West are hesitant to trek to the nominally Communist China, over human rights issues, treatment of foreigners, government intrusion into business and personal finances, among other reasons. Rightly so. While part of China is indeed moving forward into the modern age, the outer lying communities often are plagued with crime, disease, poverty, or civil unrest.

So what is the solution? Where can you find a Chinese speaking culture and people, receptive to foreigners, with high living standards, and democratic rule of law where you can study Chinese effectively? The answer is to travel to Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China (Guomindang). The Communists on the mainland are known as the People’s Republic of China.

In the R.O.C. island of Taiwan, there is democratic rule of law, a vibrant environment, a culture receptive to foreigners, and one of the lowest crime rates in the world, much lower than China’s. The Taiwanese are hard working and the business environment is rapidly expanding. This creates a high demand for educated Westerners such as consultants, engineers, and other specialists to arrive on the scene to assist in the growing expansion of the economy. Being bilingual in Mandarin Chinese could give applicants a tremendous leg up over their monolingual competition and many Chinese employers, even in the US or Europe are looking for applicants with experience living in a Chinese-speaking country such as Taiwan, as employees are often required to make business trips overseas.

So what are you waiting for? There’s never been more reasons to study Chinese than in recent years! So study Chinese in Taiwan now. Join us, on a Study Tour of Taiwan!