Why is inheritance and dissemination an important task for the cause of language and writing?

It was reported that on July 17, the relevant departments released a report on the development of China's language and writing system, releasing data on the current promotion and popularization of Putonghua and pointing out that while the promotion of Putonghua is important, it is important to know that language is a tool for communication, a support for thought, and a carrier and an important part of culture, and that the inheritance and dissemination of China's outstanding language and writing system is an important task of the language and writing system cause in the new period.

The report said minority languages and scripts, Chinese dialects and culture as an important part of the inheritance and development of China's outstanding traditional culture, the current language resources protection project has also achieved fruitful results, the Pumi people's awareness of their mother tongue has also gradually improved in recent years, and some families have begun to teach their children to learn the Pumi language, the promotion of the common language at the same time, pay attention to the heritage of the mother tongue of ethnic minorities is forming a pluralistic ****existence of the harmonious language life.

The Survey on Attitudes toward Traditional and Simplified Chinese Characters among Taiwan University Students shows that more than 60% of today's Taiwan university students understand more than 80% of simplified Chinese characters, and have no problem reading simplified Chinese books, newspapers and magazines. Hong Kong has been conducting the National Putonghua Proficiency Test for 20 years, with the average annual number of testers growing from 141 in 1996 to 7,338 in 2016.

Experts say the cause of language and writing requires a global vision and international perspective, and China has set up 511 Confucius Institutes and 1,073 Confucius Classrooms in primary and secondary schools in 140 countries and regions, to promote Chinese culture "going out".