The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented ...

The languages of China are all called varieties of “Chinese” because they are unified by a single written script, a common culture, and a shared political identity, while politically fragmented Europe ...

This has upset traditionalists and sparked a campaign to "purify" the Chinese language. As a result, ... It also calls into question China's 30-year-old policy of reform and opening-up to the world.

That tricky old language barrier (China, Tibet, and France) By James Fallows. April 5, 2009. ... Carrefour, Airbus, and other big French names have felt the heat of Chinese popular ill will.

Oldest surviving languages like Tamil, Sanskrit, Hebrew, and Chinese connect modern societies to ancient civilizations. They preserve cultural identity, historical knowledge, and religious traditions.