Beijing vs. the Tibetan language

[Harold Schiffman]

Beijing vs. the Tibetan language February 23, 2008

Posted by Philip Ryan in Tibet.

The Tibetan language is said to be under siege by deliberate Chinese policy:

The Chinese government is neglecting and actively undermining the
Tibetan language as part of continuing efforts to dilute the region's
unique culture, a human rights group said on Thursday. Schools are
forcing Tibetan children to learn China's national language, Mandarin,
at a younger and younger age and are failing to support use of Tibetan
in official fields, the Free Tibet Campaign said in a new report.
"China's insistence on Chinese language in Tibetan schools has failed
a generation of Tibetans who now lag behind the rest of China in terms
of basic literacy," the group's Matt Whitticase said in an emailed
statement.

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