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“Under the government’s policy of a monolingual media and educational system, some regions of the country are beginning to realise that, as the local dialect fades, so does the local culture.”
― A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language: China Penguin Special
― A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language: China Penguin Special
“Indeed, the dialect is disappearing from the Shanghai streets. Beginning in the early 1990s, in compliance with the Department of Education’s Putonghua drive, and in an effort to make Shanghai a more cosmopolitan city for the twenty-first century, Shanghainese was actively discouraged in schools. Now an entire generation of Shanghai residents is forgetting how to speak the local dialect.”
― A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language: China Penguin Special
― A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language: China Penguin Special
“Kissinger: Chinese culture is so particular that it is difficult to assimilate other cultures.”
― A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language: China Penguin Special
― A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language: China Penguin Special
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