%0 Journal Article %A Youguang, Zhou %T Language planning of China: Accomplishments and failures %D 2001 %J Journal of Asian Pacific Communication %V 11 %N 1 %P 9-16 %@ 0957-6851 %R https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.11.1.03you %I John Benjamins %X 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. %U https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/japc.11.1.03you