Will Chinese replace English as the global language? The study of the Chinese language is increasing in the United States and all around the world. Mandarin Chinese already has the most native speakers of any language, also China may soon pass the US as the world's largest economy. In this podcast I will go through some aspects that suggest an increasing importance of the Chinese language and some that confirm English as the prominent one instead. This story may be really interesting for people who love foreign languages like me or even people that just happen to care about how the world is rolling.