Rich and famous families teach their kids Mandarin as China’s influence grows

?????? Elon Musk tweets a lot but one recent post stuck out. “???????????,” he wrote. “My son is currently learning Mandarin.” The Musks are not the only wealthy family with an interest in learning China’s official language. Some of Donald Trump’s grandchildren are also learning it, as are the children of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Prince George, the eldest son of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, reportedly learnt some Mandarin in primary school. Kerry Brown, professor of Chinese studies and director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College London, said given China’s…