@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/japc.11.1.03you, author = "Youguang, Zhou", title = "Language planning of China: Accomplishments and failures", journal= "Journal of Asian Pacific Communication", year = "2001", volume = "11", number = "1", pages = "9-16", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.11.1.03you", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/japc.11.1.03you", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "0957-6851", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Language Planning is called Language Reform in China. The chief aims are:1. To standardize and popularize the lingua franca of China;2. To write in vernacular style instead of the traditional classic style;3. To design and promote a system of Chinese phonetic symbols;4. To simplify the Chinese characters;5. To design and, if needed, improve writing systems for minor nationalities.", }