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by niceguy1827
604 days ago
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> In fact many would argue Chinese languages were never unified (mandarin/cantonese/etc) but the scripts were. This is the correct understanding, even within mainland China, and across all times. The practice of assigning a "mandarin" based on where the capital is/was dates back at least hundreds of years, if not thousands. You can easily Google "Mandarin in Republic of China" to see the Republic of China's attempt to standardize its mandarin. It's really not a CCP issue. |
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