Is it true that the British royal family and the global rich teach children to learn Chinese?

British media said that learning a second language has been proved to bring a series of cognitive, health and educational benefits. It can promote brain development, prevent dementia and improve attention.

165438 A report entitled "Billionaires and members of the royal family urgently teach their children to learn Mandarin" published in Britain 10 said that Chinese seems to be a popular language at present, and some striking wealthy families began to let their children learn it when they were very young.

According to the report, the population whose mother tongue is Chinese is about 654.38+0.2 billion, which is the highest in the world. Among them, there are 1 100 million people who speak Mandarin. From this huge scale alone, this language will be very important for future business.

Let's look at some wealthy families who openly talk about teaching their children to learn Mandarin.

Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Bezos

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, and his wife Mackenzie have four children. They try to educate their children on many different topics.

Mackenzie said in an interview: "We tried all kinds of methods ... including off-season travel, kitchen science experiments, incubating chickens, Putonghua classes, Singapore mathematics and sports activities of many clubs and other children nearby."

Mark zuckerberg and Priscilla Chen.

Mark zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, started learning Mandarin a few years ago and made great progress. He can ask and answer questions in Mandarin for 30 minutes. His wife Priscilla Chen can speak fluent Cantonese.

It is reported that the couple have introduced Mandarin to their daughter Max. Zuckerberg once posted a video on Facebook in which his artificial intelligence assistant was teaching Max to speak Mandarin.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

According to the report, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have three children, and they hired a nanny who can speak Mandarin to help them take Mandarin home.

Their eldest daughter, five-year-old arabella, sang China's song Happy New Year in Mandarin earlier this year, which showed her language ability.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

It is reported that the royal couple already have two children, and the third child is about to be born. Their eldest son, four-year-old Prince George, attended Thomas School in Battersea, London. This school will teach Prince George to learn Mandarin.

But he is not the only one who has learned some Mandarin phrases. Prince William wished China a happy New Year in Mandarin a few years ago.