Language is one of the most resilient components of culture. Though many languages have disappeared over the course of ...

China's spoken and written language law was revised by the nation's top legislator on Saturday, reflecting the need for the ...

The language law, which took effect in 2001, sets Putonghua, or Mandarin, and standardized Chinese characters as the standard spoken and written forms of Chinese and China's official language.

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers are considering a draft revision to the Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language. The draft revision was submitted on Monday to an ongoing ...