Thread: Why are so many Russians who want to have foreign pen pals and few non-Russian speake

Originally Posted by kidkboom

does the most common trade-language chosen end up being the one from the richest country?

French was the common tongue in the 1700-early 1800s despite not being the richest country. For Chinese to even have a chance they with have to go to a complete Pinyin system and abandon characters; not likely to happen.