China is a huge country though. At 1.3 billions population, 70% is a solid 900 millions speakers, add in a bit out of country and it's not inconceivable for the

China is a huge country though. At 1.3 billions population, 70% is a solid 900 millions speakers, add in a bit out of country and it's not inconceivable for the number to reach a billion or more. Either way, it's just a technical details that doesn't affect much of my original point: I don't believe it's a clear cut case of "We have pretty much agreed upon the English language". In EU and of course US, that claim might hold some water. But when it comes to the rest of the world ... that seems far from being settled (And I don't know what's the situation in Africa, or South America is).