Is Taiwan's plans to become bilingual in 2030 realistic ?

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by Dangerous-Boy

Taiwan should speak english

Sure, as a recommended second language perhaps--which is what Taiwan is trying to do.

[singaporelady]

Originally Posted by Tomboy-

Certain small countries or cities ruled by British or Americans have laws, legal systems, banking and accounting similar to London and NYC, that's an advantage for them to be real or offshore international financial centres.

Japanese, Taiwan and Macau students don't need to use English in most occasions when they work, including professional jobs, lowering their incentive to study English comparing with students in places ruled by British and Americans.

Actually Singaporeans don't need to use their Asian languages in most occasions in Singapore. Their fluency in Chinese, Malay and Tamil are different from the people in China, Malaysia and Tamil Nadu.

People in Mainland China and Vietnam have improved their English, but still not as widely used as in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Philippines and HK.

Not sure what u mean by the bolded ? can elaborate ?

[mojo101]

People in Mainland China and Vietnam have improved their English, but still not as widely used as in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Philippines and HK.
----------------Not really know why you include Myanmar,?
Indians speak good English because of the English influence,same with HK,

[Tomboy-]

Professionals in Myanmar use English daily when they work.

[Milky Way Resident]

Originally Posted by Tomboy-

Professionals in Myanmar use English daily when they work.

That’s true in a lot of places. English is the language most commonly used in business, even in small scale situations.