China Is Cracking Down on Cantonese Language Advocacy in Hong Kong - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    Ask any european colonial power. Language is very powerful in uniting and dividing people. Using language to repress a cultural identity is not unheard of and not necessarily the sign of insecurity. It is a tried and tested method (russia is doing it in Ukraine as well).