In my discussions with fellow foreigners, I have more often than not, heard that the reason they've come all this way to study Chinese is because they also feel a change in the world, already in motion. That the spotlight of the world is slowly being pulled away from the West to focus also on the East, if not moreso on the East someday. What do we mean by this? We're not exactly sure how to explain what we feel, but perhaps this slide can convey our feelings better to you: