Why Are America's Richest Families Learning Mandarin?

[Beijingwalker]

Why Are America's Richest Families Learning Mandarin?​

September 30 2026

Mandarin is no longer just a language of China. From Elon Musk’s son to Donald Trump’s granddaughter, some of America’s richest families are teaching it to their children. And now, Mandarin is seeing a surge in learners across the world. So why are people learning it - even in the age of AI translation? And does the rise of Mandarin tell us something about where the world’s power is heading?

 

[retaxis]

I noticed Palki Sharma has been not very anti china lately. Mainly since BRICS a lot of her topics been neutral on China. Maybe Modi had a word with her or something since Xi told Modi off.