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Macau and Hong Kong different paths to China. Why?
While Hong Kong seems to have resisted Beijing’s tightening control, Macau has embraced one country, two systems rule.
A tiny former Portuguese colony, Macau, has marked 21 years since its return to China.
It was agreed in 1999 the territory would be governed under the Chinese “one country, two systems” rule, as is the case with Hong Kong.
Source: Aljazeera #Dec20
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2020/12/20/different-paths-to-china-macau-and-hong-kong-why
#Macau #HongKong #China #OneCountry #TwoSystem
While Hong Kong seems to have resisted Beijing’s tightening control, Macau has embraced one country, two systems rule.
A tiny former Portuguese colony, Macau, has marked 21 years since its return to China.
It was agreed in 1999 the territory would be governed under the Chinese “one country, two systems” rule, as is the case with Hong Kong.
Source: Aljazeera #Dec20
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2020/12/20/different-paths-to-china-macau-and-hong-kong-why
#Macau #HongKong #China #OneCountry #TwoSystem
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Update:A total of 5223 protest votes at the #Macau firdt #CCP 'improved system' Legislature election. Amount to 4% of total votes and the highest ever since the Portuguese left the territory. Bravo #Macanese
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China Pushes 85% of Population Speaking Putonghua by 2025 Even Among Ethnic Minorities
The #PRCgovernment is stepping up efforts to popularize #Putonghua in China, claiming that the use of putonghua remains “unbalanced and inadequate” and needs to be improved to meet the demands of the modern economy.
For the first time, the #PRC government named the two Special Administrative Regions, #HongKong and #Macau, for the new policy.
On November 30, the General Office of the State Council issued a set of new policies on language for #PRC, “Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Comprehensively Strengthening Language and Writing Work in the New Era (關於全面加強新時代語言文字工作的意見)”.
The policy stressed the importance of speaking and using a standardized language, saying that the authorities will “unswervingly" promote the usage among ethnic minorities and in rural areas.
It also set a goal for the national penetration rate of Putonghua to reach 85% by 2025. Along with the 2025 goal, the policy aims to make Putonghua virtually universal by 2035, including in rural areas and among #EthnicMinorities.
The media described the new order as an “aggressive push” to the Chinese regional dialects such as #Cantonese and #Hokkien under even greater pressure, along with #minority languages such as #Tibetan, #Mongolian and #Uyghur.
Critics have protested the changes to the education system and employment requirements that have steadily eroded the role of minority languages. They call it a campaign to eradicate cultures that do not conform with the dominant ethnic group.
#CCP #China #MotherTongue #Language #Assimilation
Source: RFA #Dec2; Bloomberg, #Dec1
https://www.facebook.com/454004001340790/posts/6502480579826405/
China Pushes 85% of Population Speaking Putonghua by 2025 Even Among Ethnic Minorities
The #PRCgovernment is stepping up efforts to popularize #Putonghua in China, claiming that the use of putonghua remains “unbalanced and inadequate” and needs to be improved to meet the demands of the modern economy.
For the first time, the #PRC government named the two Special Administrative Regions, #HongKong and #Macau, for the new policy.
On November 30, the General Office of the State Council issued a set of new policies on language for #PRC, “Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Comprehensively Strengthening Language and Writing Work in the New Era (關於全面加強新時代語言文字工作的意見)”.
The policy stressed the importance of speaking and using a standardized language, saying that the authorities will “unswervingly" promote the usage among ethnic minorities and in rural areas.
It also set a goal for the national penetration rate of Putonghua to reach 85% by 2025. Along with the 2025 goal, the policy aims to make Putonghua virtually universal by 2035, including in rural areas and among #EthnicMinorities.
The media described the new order as an “aggressive push” to the Chinese regional dialects such as #Cantonese and #Hokkien under even greater pressure, along with #minority languages such as #Tibetan, #Mongolian and #Uyghur.
Critics have protested the changes to the education system and employment requirements that have steadily eroded the role of minority languages. They call it a campaign to eradicate cultures that do not conform with the dominant ethnic group.
#CCP #China #MotherTongue #Language #Assimilation
Source: RFA #Dec2; Bloomberg, #Dec1
https://www.facebook.com/454004001340790/posts/6502480579826405/
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Multiple Chinese News outlets from Taiwan and HK reported that the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will be held in fall. By then, #XiJinPing will fully take over #CCP. By then, his power over the party can only be compared to Mao Zedong.
The PLA will also be expected to unite China, which also means to take over #Taiwan through military means.
He is expected to stay in position for at least another 10 years.
This means the China crackdown in #HongKong, #Xinjiang, #Uyghur, and recently, #Macau, will at least last for another 10 years if nothing is to be done.
The PLA will also be expected to unite China, which also means to take over #Taiwan through military means.
He is expected to stay in position for at least another 10 years.
This means the China crackdown in #HongKong, #Xinjiang, #Uyghur, and recently, #Macau, will at least last for another 10 years if nothing is to be done.