China finally overtakes Japan as the world’s number 2 economy. After three decades of robust growth, government calculations on Monday reveal how China has become a new superpower that commands respect from the world. China had already zoomed by Germany, France and Great Britain in the economic race, with the United States, the world’s top economy, firmly in its sights.

What will this mean for America and the world?

Will there be a surge in demand to learn Mandarin Chinese?