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China’s imposition of Mandarin on its subjects

Editor | April 29, 2014 |

Nov. 22 (Reuters): Only about half of China’s 1.3 billion people speak Mandarin, according to government surveys.

Throughout China’s long and turbulent history, the nation’s emperors and rulers have been driven by a desire to unite the country and to standardize speech as a powerful policy lever.

Diversity hasn’t been a priority for Beijing when seen in this context, and critics sometimes say Beijing’s pro-Mandarin policies can amount to cultural intimidation.

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