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New Changes in China's Language and Script Law: Stricter and More Modern
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2026 nián2026年1 yuè 1 rì1月1日xīnxiū dìng修订deguó jiā国家tōng yòng通用yǔ yán语言wén zì文字zhèng shì正式kāi shǐ开始shī xíng施行

On January 1, 2026, the newly revised "National Common Language and Script Law" officially came into effect.

zhèshìshí gé时隔25niánhòuzhōng guó中国dì yī cì第一次duìzhèfǎ lǜ法律jìn xíng进行zhòng dà重大xiū gǎi修改

This is the first major revision of this law in China after 25 years.

2000niándebǎn běn版本xiāng bǐ相比xīnfǎ lǜ法律zuìmíng xiǎn明显debiàn huà变化shìcóngtí chàng提倡zhuǎn xiàng转向leyán gé guǎn lǐ严格管理

Compared to the 2000 version, the most obvious change in the new law is the shift from "advocacy" to "strict management."

xiàn zài现在deshè huì huán jìng社会环境25nián qián年前yǐ jīng已经wán quán完全bù tóng不同yīn cǐ因此fǎ lǜ法律tè bié特别zēng jiā增加leguān yú关于hù lián wǎng互联网denèi róng内容

The current social environment is completely different from 25 years ago, so the law especially added content about the internet.

xīnguī dìng规定yāo qiú要求wǎng luò网络shì pín视频wǎng luò网络chū bǎn wù出版物yǐ jí以及zhèng fǔ政府degōng gòng公共fú wù服务píng tái平台yīng dāng应当pǔ tōng huà普通话guī fàn规范hàn zì汉字wèijī běn基本yòng yǔ用语yòng zì用字

The new regulations require that online videos, online publications, and government public service platforms should use Mandarin and standard Chinese characters as the basic language and script.

zhèyì wèi zhe意味着zhèng fǔ政府yǐ hòu以后huìgèngquán miàn全面guǎn lǐ管理wǎng shàng网上deyǔ yán语言shǐ yòng使用jiǎn shǎo减少bù guī fàn不规范debiǎo dá表达

This means the government will more comprehensively manage language use online and reduce non-standard expressions.

bù jǐn不仅shìzàiwǎng shàng网上zàizhōng guó中国jìng nèi境内jǔ bàn举办deguó jì国际zhǎn lǎn展览guó jì国际huì yì会议bèiyāo qiú要求shǐ yòng使用biāo zhǔn标准deguó jiā国家tōng yòng通用yǔ yán语言wén zì文字

Not only online, but international exhibitions and conferences held within China are also required to use the standard national common language and script.

wèi le为了bǎo zhèng保证zhè xiē这些guī dìng规定néngluòdàoshíchùzhèng fǔ政府bù jǐn不仅yāo qiú要求xué xiào学校jìn yí bù进一步fā huī发挥pǔ jí普及pǔ tōng huà普通话dejī chǔ基础zuò yòng作用háimíng què明确lejīng fèi经费bǎo zhàng保障yāo qiú要求dì fāng地方zhèng fǔ政府jiāngzhèxiànggōng zuò工作defèi yòng费用liè rù列入yù suàn预算

To ensure these regulations are implemented, the government not only requires schools to further promote the basic role of popularizing Mandarin but also clarifies funding guarantees, requiring local governments to include the costs in their budgets.

zuìzhí de值得guān zhù关注deshìxīnfǎ lǜ法律zēng jiā增加leguān yú关于fǎ lǜ zé rèn法律责任denèi róng内容

Most notably, the new law adds content about "legal responsibility."

yǐ qián以前fǎ lǜ法律gèngduōshìjiàn yì建议dà jiā大家rú hé如何shǐ yòng使用yǔ yán语言

Previously, the law mostly advised people on how to use language.

dànxiàn zài现在rú guǒ如果qǐ yè企业zàiguǎng gào广告zhāo pái招牌huòwǎng luò网络píng tái平台shàngbù guī fàn不规范yòng yǔ用语yòng zì用字guǎn lǐ管理bù mén部门yǒulegèngmíng què明确dequán lì权力yāo qiú要求gǎi zhèng改正shèn zhì甚至jìn xíng进行chǔ fá处罚

But now, if companies use non-standard language or script in advertisements, signs, or online platforms, the management departments have clearer authority to demand corrections and even impose penalties.

zhè zhǒng这种biàn huà变化fǎn yìng反映chūzhōng guó中国zhèngtōng guò通过fǎ lǜ法律shǒu duàn手段ràngguó jiā国家yǔ yán语言huán jìng环境biàn dé变得gèng jiā更加tǒng yī统一

This change reflects that China is using legal means to make the national language environment more unified.

duì yú对于zhōng wén中文xué xí学习zhěláishuōzhèyì wèi zhe意味着shè huì社会shàngdeyǔ yán语言xìn xī信息huìbiàn dé变得gèngbiāo zhǔn标准cuò wù错误defā yīn发音huòcuò bié zì错别字huìbiànshǎo

For Chinese learners, this means that language information in society will become more standardized, with fewer pronunciation errors or typos.

dàncónglìngyí gè一个jiǎo dù角度kànzhètóng shí同时fǎn yìng反映chūzhōng guó中国duìshè huì社会wén huà文化lǐng yù领域deguǎn lǐ管理zhèng zài正在biàn dé变得yuè lái yuè越来越yán lì严厉

But from another perspective, it also reflects that China's management of the social and cultural field is becoming increasingly strict.

suí zhe随着xīnfǎ lǜ法律deshī xíng施行zhōng guó中国deyǔ yán语言wén zì文字huán jìng环境jiāngjìn rù进入yí gè一个gèng jiā更加guī fàn规范dàngèng jiā更加yán gé严格dexīn jiē duàn新阶段

With the implementation of the new law, China's language and script environment will enter a more standardized but also stricter new stage.

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