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Simplified Chinese vs. Traditional Chinese
Chinese Written Language: Countries of Use
Simplified Chinese: Mainland China, Singapore,
Malaysia
Traditional Chinese: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau,
Overseas Chinese Communities
Simplified Chinese Characters - General Information
Simplified Chinese Characters are one of two standard sets of
Chinese characters of the contemporary Chinese written language.
They are based mostly on popular cursive (caoshu) forms
embodying graphic or phonetic simplifications of the
"traditional" forms that were used in printed text for over a
thousand years. The government of the People's Republic of China
has promoted them for use in printing in an attempt to increase
literacy. They are officially used in the People's Republic of
China or Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United
Nations.
Traditional Chinese Characters - General Information
Traditional Chinese is currently used in the Republic of
China (Taiwan), Hong Kong and Macau. Overseas Chinese
communities generally use traditional characters, but simplified
characters are often used among mainland Chinese immigrants.
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