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Diversity, Consistency, and Efficiency - Part II It is not practical to expect emerging young scientists (in China or anywhere) to embrace chinese (or any language other than English) as the language for comunication and writing. Gaining international recognition is an important aspect of how scientists achieve the widest impact - a desirable outcome for most. The discussion regarding language choice remind me of the evolution of the Chinese society from the recent past to now - from that of all (people) for an ideal to that of what's best for each individual. The idea that Chinese language should be used for publication seems to argue that the collective whole will stand stronger eventually. However, as I indicated in the above, this approach is not immediate helpful to the standing of emerging chinese scientists, and, as evident from history, sacrificing individual for the collective whole (country, company) has not been a general rule for success in any venture in the long run. |