Yes I agree the more we know about China more the better it will be for westerners to understand the culture and ways of life. I often watch the T.V. channel now CCTV on satellite channel, and it is quite interesting, although how to learn to speak chinese is a little beyond me, LOL, but there again it is just a brief look at the language. I think it would be a good idea for school kids in the UK to actually be given the option of Learning Chinese, or maybe even compulsory basics, as it seems to me and many others that with the fast Chinese economic growth and future, and of course size. Many types of business will benefit as will the country as a whole if the Chinese language and culture is taken on board.
JonO