According to statistics in China, the nation aims to have 30% of the population enrolled in English classes by 2020. The goal behind this is to make China as much of a diversified and talented workforce as possible to compete in the global economy. China still has a way to meet this goal and it doesn’t necessarily mean that Chinese will dominate the English language as a second language on superior levels like many Europeans can, but it does mean that unless you get a head start Chinese will find opportunities before you. More so, like Chinese needing to know English to obtain more superior jobs, the same will apply for Westerners knowing Chinese in order to get a good job in the future, so denying yourself to learn a second language such as Chinese is downright foolish.