There are a dozen terms native Chinese speakers use to describe what English speakers refer to as the “Chinese language.” Each of those terms has its own cultural and sometimes political affiliation.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ivie Hunt was barely 6 last spring and had just finished kindergarten when she shocked the hostess at a Denver Asian restaurant by chatting comfortably in ...

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Introduction Daily Graphic Online rsquo;s recent publication on the launch of Ghana rsquo;s new Mandarin Chinese curriculum has drawn attention after a flyer accompanying the report inaccurately ...

Now that China is the world’s second largest economy, it’s no surprise that a booming language immersion program has seen a 300 percent growth in demand for Mandarin Chinese. Yesterday I spoke with ...

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China's spoken and written language law was revised by the nation's top legislator on Saturday, reflecting the need for the ...

The language law, which took effect in 2001, sets Putonghua, or Mandarin, and standardized Chinese characters as the standard spoken and written forms of Chinese and China's official language.

Comprising five chapters and 32 articles, the revised law is set to take effect on Jan 1, 2026. It aims to strengthen ...

The introduction of the Mandarin Chinese language to East African school curricula signals China’s growing influence in Africa as a global superpower. China has sponsored CIs since 2004 and hundreds ...

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