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Taiwan Travel Information

Languages
The national language of the ROC is Mandarin Chinese, though other dialects are also spoken. Many people can speak some English (the most widely studied foreign language), but taxi drivers generally speak only Chinese.

Many Americans and Europeans come to Taiwan for a summer vacation or a year or two to study Mandarin. Taipei has a variety of language schools which offer Chinese, from inexpensive classes taught by the hour to college courses for credit.