The language’s global role may become more commensurate with China’s own
Few languages are so associated with their written form as is Chinese. The mere mention of the language calls to mind an elaborate, beautiful and—to outsiders—mysterious script. The Chinese themselves are extraordinarily proud of it.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Enter the dragon app”
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