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Mandarin Chinese is not spoken widely outside of China, yet it is spoken by more people than any other language. What makes this possible?

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Immigration? Because many Chinese left China due to civil wars and riots? When they marry or live with locals, they might spread the knowledge of the language
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It is possible because the population of China is very large.
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