[Lgpolicy] Year of the Dragon is now Year of the Loong, according to China

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

Radio Free Asia

Year of the Dragon is now Year of the Loong, according to China

Chinese state media like CCTV and CGTN have abandoned the use of “dragon”
for a phonetic transliteration “loong”. “Loong” doesn’t follow the official
romanization system used for Chinese in the country, hanyu pinyu, which
would write it as “long”...It isn’t the first example of transliteration.
Beijing has also replaced the use of the term “Tibet” with “Xizang” as the
romanized Chinese name on official diplomatic and foreign affairs ministry
documents. The change comes as Chinese Communist Party scholars advocate an
amendment to the translated name which they claim will prevent the Dalai
Lama from reestablishing the right to speak about Tibet.

Full story:
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/year-of-loong-02122024215006.html
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