> But then I don’t see many studying Chinese so they can help negotiate a global treaty. Yeah because that's what an average citizen needs to do to participate

> But then I don’t see many studying Chinese so they can help negotiate a global treaty. Yeah because that's what an average citizen needs to do to participate a global treaty: studying Chinese. There are plenty of people who speak both languages. Hell, there are plenty of people who speak both languages on hackernews alone.