While promoting the use of standard spoken and written Chinese in ethnic-minority-inhabited areas, China has ensured that people's rights to learn and use languages of different ethnic groups are protected. In addition, more efforts have been made to preserve such languages during the past 10 years, a senior ethnic affairs official said.
August 18, 2022China ensures the right of ethnic minorities to use their own languages. According to a press conference on Wednesday, 53 ethnic minorities have their own spoken languages, and 22 ethnic minorities use 28 written languages.
August 17, 2022China's ethnic minority areas have made notable progress in improving people's living standard. Over the last decade, the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents in these areas increased by an annual average of 7.7% and 10.2%, respectively, according to a press conference on Wednesday.
August 17, 2022