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Flinders University) With the rise of China's global power comes parallel increases in influence, with a new Australian book forecasting that Chinese has the potential to become a more prominent global language. With more than 100 million people outside China estimated to be studying the language, a new book by Flinders University academic Jeffrey Gil looks at the expansion of Mandarin and other varieties of Chinese as part of the 21st century ??? (hàny? rè) or 'Chinese fever.'
