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 ...

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained inaccurate or incomplete facts about the history of language. Language is an essential part of human communication, allowing ...