In a Hotan classroom, Uyghur children switch effortlessly between Mandarin and Uyghur as they talk about their dreams. A firsthand look at bilingual education on the ...
China looks linguistically uniform from a distance: one writing system, one national language on the news. Up close, it is one of the most diverse places ...
Beyond communication, Mandarin serves as the critical infrastructure for China's unified market. This article explores how a shared language reduces transaction costs, enables social mobility, and ...