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Comment author: Jiro 30 November 2015 01:12:24AM 0 points [-]

I think the Chinese are more likely to adopt a culturally neutral conlang than one based on European roots like Esperanto.

What makes you think this? I've never heard of East Asian countries objecting to English on the grounds that it has European roots.