To promote the learning of languages other than English, the government should offer scholarships for other languages to counteract the relative prestige and popularity of English. Governmental positions should also be given preference to those who are able to speak languages other than English. In addition, government institutions should avoid the exclusive use of English and should provide signage and other information exclusively in Chinese or in a variety of foreign languages also. The government should avoid the use of quota or legal restrictions on learning English as that may only increase the prestige and demand for English. In addition to the promotion of foreign languages other than English, the government should, using research funding as an incentive or as a restriction, ensure that all research is published in Chinese at a minimum.
Researchers can also choose to publish research abstracts in a variety of languages.
Professional translators should be employed to translate existing research from English so that the translation effort is done once only. The requirement that new research is made available in the Chinese language and job specialisation through the use of professional translation will reduce the cost of research for China. With the correct incentives and restrictions in place, the Chinese government can harness market forces to ensure that China becomes the paramount nation for science and technology while protecting its own culture. If China wishes to become a global power able to provide an increasingly affluent lifestyle to its people while promoting China as a bastion of science and technology, then the recommendation to retain Chinese as the language of learning while promoting the learning of a variety of foreign languages must be seriously considered.