When They Nearly KILLED Chinese

Try a FREE Webinar Lesson with the Canto to Mando Blueprint: ✍️ SYNOPSIS: This video will recount the language reforms of the 1950s in mainland China, which led to the simplification of Chinese characters (Hanzi). However, the simplified characters we have today were very nearly destroyed in favor of a Latin writing system set to revolutionize the Chinese written language... 📍TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The Oldest Writing System on Earth 0:36 - “Chinese Characters MUST DIE“ 2:49 - Language Reform Begins (and so does the drama) 5:05 - Canto to Mando Blueprint 6:18 - Simplified Chinese is Born 7:55 - The Hilarious Drama that SAVED Chinese 10:33 - Legacy of the Language Reforms ▶️ History of Pinyin (1/3): ▶️ Simplification of Chinese (2/3): This video;) ▶️ The Truth About Simplified Chinese (3/3): &