Tag: Mandarin

Tibetans Protest China’s Plan to Curb Language

The New York Times reports on ongoing protests in Qinghai by Tibetan students angered by a plan to change the primary language of instruction to Mandarin Chinese: Thousands of Tibetan students in western China have protested since Tuesday against proposals to curb or eliminate the use of the Tibetan language in local schools, according to reports from Tibet advocacy groups and photographs and vide

October 22, 2010 1:37 PM

Documenting China’s Disappearing Dialects

Up to 40% of China’s minority languages may be at risk of extinction. Phonemica, a project aiming to document China

May 6, 2013 1:09 PM

Some Ga. Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory

Romain Dallemand, schools superintendent for Georgia’s Bibb County, is pushing a mandatory Mandarin education for e

September 10, 2012 9:11 AM

Hu Xijin Speaks Chinglish

Not a trace of the July 1 Hong Kong protests can be seen on mainland Chinese media, and “sensitive words” surrounding the

July 2, 2012 6:14 PM

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