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Re:Why fewer university students are studying Mandarin by samcheng on Friday August 25, 2023 @10:40PM (#37269466)
You're right; the risk of abduction is vanishingly small, even if many people are terrified of the power of the Chinese government. I'll replace "legitimate" with "common" in my comment.
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Re:Why fewer university students are studying Mandarin by MissingAFew on Friday August 25, 2023 @11:00PM (#37269570)
Common consideration would be more accurate, I agree. That said, I think it's a very silly consideration regardless of how frequently it's considered.
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